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Friday night’s national forecast

The ridge that has hovered over the country today begins to weaken overnight as the sub tropical low pressure system…

New Bill will give clearer picture of NZ environment

A new Environmental Reporting Bill, aimed at improving information on water quality around the country is being welcomed by farmers….

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure is holding off our incoming sub tropical low system for another day. Expect a mainly…

Roughly an hour of extra sunlight now

Have you noticed the days are getting longer? Right across New Zealand the sun is rising earlier and setting later…

Thursday night’s national forecast

New Zealand is mainly under a ridge of high pressure tonight extending from an anticyclone to the northeast of the…

Weather Video: Another sub tropical low coming

 Warm early spring weather continues over the country with some parts of Hawkes Bay reaching 20 degrees on Tuesday –…

Air pollution kills 2 million a year, study says

(CNN) — More than two million people are dying every year from the effects of outdoor air pollution, according to a…

Beautiful pictures from an Antarctic winter

The following are some pictures sent to us here at WeatherWatch from the brave and hardy souls at Antarctica New…

Thursday’s national forecast

A light north to northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, conditions are mainly dry out east for both Islands…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone to the northeast of the country and a depression to the south are bringing a north to northwesterly…

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