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Friday’s national forecast

A weak low pressure system over the North Island could bring some potentially unstable weather to the northeast of the…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A low pressure sysem sits east of the North Island overnight. An easterly quarter airflow over the South Island brings…

Europe – Storms batter UK & France; disrupt Christmas travel

Gale-force winds and pounding rain have lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving…

Boxing Day national forecast

NorthlandShowers at times in the west. Cloudy spells and sunny breaks at times in the east, chance of a shower…

Poll: Are you camping this holiday season?

It’s something of a kiwi tradition, when school breaks up and the days get longer, to load up the car…

Dear Santa – how many letters do you get?

Each year, Santa receives millions of letters from children around the globe – and postal services from dozens of countries…

Nasa: Spacewalk goes without a hitch

Two American astronauts spent 5 hours, 28 minutes working outside the International Space Station, in the first in a series…

Christmas Day Forecast 2013

A fairly large low pressure system sits to the east of New Zealand today directing a west to southwest airflow…

Australia: Brizzie boils in end of year heat

Temperatures could reach 30 degrees and above for at least the next week in Brisbane. A building hot air mass…

Maps temporarily offline during upgrades – alternative link

The team at Weathermap/MetOcean are currently having some technical issues which are causing display problems with the maps here at…

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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…