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Friday night’s national forecast

Mainly settled for most of New Zealand tonight under a ridge of high pressure extending out from an anticyclone in…

Australia: NSW’s record-breaking May continues

A number of centres in NSW are on track to break previous record spells of warm weather for May, according…

Queens Birthday weekend – a few showers, otherwise dry

Updated 8:30am Friday — Showers should clear over the next 24 hours for northern New Zealand ahead of our last…

Friday’s national forecast

Mainly clear skies for the South Island today although expect clearing showers this morning about Nelson and Marlborough and some…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge moves onto the South Island tonight bringing clearing conditions, frosts develop overnight for inland areas of the South…

VIDEO: Arctic Sea ice rapidly decreasing

Large waves are apparently to blame for breaking up sea ice on a larger scale than thought, explaining a rapid…

Australia: Warmer, drier winter ahead

The weather bureau’s outlook for June to August is forecasting a drier and warmer winter in southern and Western Australia,…

Weather Video: Your Queens Birthday forecast

Most years Auckland has a light frost or two but the frost on Wednesday morning was heavy for some suburbs….

Thursday’s national forecast

A front works its way north over the country today, rain for the West Coast of the South Island and…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island tonight and parts of the lower North Island. Rain for the…

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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…