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Wednesday night’s national forecast

Fairly settled over the North Island tonight under the continued presence of a ridge of high pressure, a front stalls…

Drought will cost more than $1b – MPI

It will come as no surprise to learn that the nationwide drought which disrupted our productive sector so badly in…

Wind and rain moves up NZ, calm in north

Blustery, warm, winds continue to move up the South Island and into the lower North Island today as a front slowly moves…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A front moves over the South Island today and is preceded by strong northerly quarter winds, heavy rain falls on…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A rdige of high pressure lies over the North Island tonight bringing mainly settled conditions. North to northwest winds flow…

Mars – Water discovered in soil samples

Scoop up some soil on Mars, heat it up, cool down the steam and … slurp, slurp! You’ve got water!…

October may be windier than September

September started off fairly calm, but as predicted by WeatherWatch.co.nz back in August a westerly pattern change kicked in around mid-month…

False Tsunami alert for BOP

A tsunami warning siren system which went off in the Bay of Plenty this morning was a false alarm, the…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow eases over the North Island today with an anticyclone lying in the Tasman Sea. Northwesterly winds build…

Monday night’s national forecast

A depression moves off to the east of the North Island overnight, showers about the North Island ease this evening…

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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…