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Saturday’s national forecast – Easing SW airflow

A southwesterly airflow eases today as a high pushes in from the Tasman Sea. North Island A mix of sun…

VIDEO: High pressure our main driving force for rest of January

IRENE is now an Ex-tropical cyclone and poses no more threat to land – now high pressure will dominate not…

Friday’s national forecast – Front moves in

A front pushes northwards over the South Island today reaching the lower North Island overnight. North Island Mostly sunny weather…

VIDEO: A cyclone, downpours + a lot of high pressure

We’re tracking 3 low pressure systems – but NZ has plenty of dry weather coming thanks to high pressure, which…

Thursday’s national forecast – Some instability in the north

A weak ridge of high pressure lies over the South Island today meanwhile a low passes by the northeast of…

VIDEO: New cyclone forming in the tropics + NZ & Aussie’s forecast to Monday

Our weekday weather videos are back for 2023! In today’s update we’re monitoring the next tropical cyclone likely to form…

Wednesday’s national forecast – Low just misses

Weak high pressure for most of New Zealand today meanwhile a low lies off to the northeast, some instability this…

Expected Rainfall to midnight February 1st

The status quo looks likely for much of New Zealand with the North Island’s north eastern corner most exposed to…

Tuesday’s national forecast – South Island sees a few showers

A weak front pushes northwards over the South Island today bringing in a few showers, perhaps a thunderstorm in the…

Monday’s national forecast – Weak front in the south

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today but a weak front moves into the southwestern corner later…

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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…