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First weekend of Winter: Unsettled

The first full weekend of winter is this weekend and the forecast, despite high pressure around the country, doesn’t look…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge now lies over the North Island today bringing mainly settled and sunny weather, some cloud still persists in…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone brings clear skies to the South Island again tonight, light winds and frosty conditions likely. For the North…

New study finds male storm names ‘scarier’ than female

People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new…

USA: President Obama proposes huge carbon cuts to fight climate change (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama is using his executive authority to take his strongest action yet against climate change — proposing new…

Weather for this week mainly dominated by high pressure

This week the weather is mostly dominated by high pressure, meaning a mainly settled outlook however it’s not perfect and…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone over the South Island brings settled and sunny weather once again today, the North Island has a southeasterly…

Monday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone cover the South Island tonight bringing mainly clear and frosty conditions again. The North Island still has a…

Australia Update: VIC and NSW soaking continues

A band of rain has swept across northern Victoria and western New South Wales overnight, delivering the best rain in…

Monday’s national forecast

A ridge covers the South Island today bringing mainly settled and sunny weather for most. The North Island has a…

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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…