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Christmas Day: Don’t expect perfect weather for all

As we said yesterday the Christmas Day forecast for 2013 is proving a little trickier than previous years due to…

Thursday’s national forecast

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly airflow over the country today, showers gradually clear in the east…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

An unstable southwesterly airflow lies over the South Island today pushing onto the lower North Island overnight or towards dawn…

Lightning strikes 2 people in Gisborne

Two people hit by lightning yesterday have survived to describe a flash of heat, a walloping sensation and tingling. Power…

Weather Video: Forecast up to Christmas eve

More changeable weather is in the forecast for New Zealand in the week before Christmas with a few showers here…

The Sun is about to flip upside down…should we be worried?

The sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that…

Christmas Day Weather – The latest details…

There will be no early slacking off for weather forecasters in the week leading up to Christmas, with the weather…

Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone directs a southwesterly airflow over New Zealand today. The east of the South Island and some eastern parts…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country tonight with a high in the Tasman Sea and a developing low pressure…

World’s banana supply in ‘grave danger’ – is climate change to blame?

The world’s supply of bananas is under threat from plagues of bugs and fungal infections which could be disastrous if…

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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…