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Tuesday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone brings mainly settled conditions across the country tonight, although west to southwest winds strong about western parts of…

NIWA Climate report: 2013 ‘third warmest year on record’

New Zealand sweated under its third-warmest temperatures on record last year, according to Niwa’s annual climate summary. The country also…

Tropics north of NZ firing up

The tropics north of New Zealand are now showing strong signs of warming up with long range models predicting more…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea pushes a little closer to New Zealand today meaning slightly more settled weather. Still,…

Monday night’s national forecast

West to southwest winds ease over the country tonight, conditions are still fairly cool especially about southern New Zealand. Auckland…

Weather Video: How the next week is shaping up

A number of people from across southern and western parts of both islands are asking this one question – “what…

Tonga: Race to aid cyclone victims

At least one person has been killed in a cyclone that has ravaged parts of Tonga. Aid organisations were last…

What has happened to summer?

From Auckland to Dunedin to Southland people are writing in to WeatherWatch.co.nz asking “What has happened to summer” following two…

Monday’s national forecast

Certainly not a summers day in the far south of New Zealand today, Invercargill and Dunedin for example are not…

Sunday night’s national forecast

A front caught in a southwesterly airflow moves over the upper South Island this evening then onto the lower North…

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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…