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Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

A week that started with a story on supermoons, and finished with an ABC on El Niño had it all,…

-4 in Waikato, widespread frosts across Auckland

6:48am — It’s a cold start to the day with Waikato well below zero and Auckland experiencing widespread frosts this…

Saturday’s national forecast

A low pressure system brings rain to the upper North Island today, moving south as the day goes on. Meanwhile…

Friday night’s national forecast

A ridge brings mainly settled weather to the North Island tonight, cold though with frosts developing for many sheltered spots….

Slip-damaged SH1 to reopen by Saturday

Slip-damaged State Highway 1 is expected to reopen by Saturday, which is a crucial step in helping storm-battered Northland’s recovery,…

Aviation: Malaysia Airlines jet shot down: NZ-bound passengers reportedly on board

There are reports that some of the passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – shot down over Ukraine today…

Can someone PLEASE explain El Nino to me? And what is ENSO?!

Forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center haven’t declared El Niño conditions, even though the Nino3.4 index is currently around 0.5°C above…

Friday’s national forecast

New Zealand lies between two low pressure systems today, one east of the North Island and a complex low pressure…

Thursday night’s national forecast

Mainly clear and settled skies over the country tonight under a weak ridge of high pressure. Some cloud and the…

Philippines: Manila hit by Typhoon Rammasun, 5 dead (+VIDEO)

The Philippines’ first major typhoon of the season has churned across the country, passing close to the sprawling capital Manila…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…