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Tuesday night’s national forecast

A low pressure system passes over central New Zealand tonight, many places see rain or showers with heavy rain about…

It’s snowing in parts of Canterbury – Send us your reports!

We are getting reports from Canterbury Weather Updates that snow is falling to just a few hundred metres in Canterbury (about 150m…

Australia – Here comes the heat!

Australia’s south coast is expected to reach 40 degrees today.Eucla is forecast to have its second earliest 40 degree day…

China – Typhoon Fitow kills five, displaces millions

Typhoon Fitow, which is barrelling into China’s east coast packing winds of more than 200km/h, has killed at least five…

Weather Video: Cold change moving up NZ

A cool change is moving up the country over the next couple of days bringing some snow above 500m in…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Updated: 9.30am. A change to reflect the snow level in Canterbury being slightly lower then anticipated, a hint of warm…

Risk of a few afternoon thunderstorms for upper North Island

Updated 12:47pm — A front moving towards New Zealand bringing a cold change is also expected to trigger a few…

Monday night’s national forecast

Rain sets in about Canterbury later this evening while a low organises in the Tasman Sea. Winds tend northerly overnight…

UPDATE: China hit by strong winds and rough seas ahead of Typhoon Fitow

High waves slammed China’s southeast coast as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Fitow. The storm…

China – High alert for Typhoon Fitow

 China’s maritime authorities issued red alerts on Sunday, representing the highest warning for storm tides and waves as Typhoon Fitow…

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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…