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This week: Big high in charge, sub-tropical low forms

We might be at the coldest point of the year but the current layout of air pressure systems around New…

Gloomy, yet mild July for Brisbane

Brisbane has been unusually wet and cloudy this July, but at least the nights have been warm. Brisbane is on…

Monday’s national forecast

Mainly cloud free skies over the country today under the influence of an anticyclone centred just west of New Zealand….

2020 mission to Mars – to find signs of life, NASA says

Life on Mars?  That’s the question facing the NASA team responsible for putting together the objectives for 2020 rover mission…

Sunday night’s national forecast

Anticyclonic weather brings mainly clear skies to the country tonight with light winds. Some cloud lingers in the west of…

Dry July for Sydneysiders

After a very wet June, Sydneysiders are wondering where all the rain went, with the city facing its driest July…

Cloudy in the west, sunnier in the east

The cloudy weather continues to affect many western areas with Aucklanders facing yet another fairly cloudy weekend. Despite more sunny…

Video: Weekend weather & end of July

Conditions around New Zealand have cooled down a little bit this week but for the most part most regions are…

Video: Horse goes wakeboarding

A love of horses and wakeboarding has seen a Northland equestrian duo combine raw horse power with the exhilarating watersport….

Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week

Welcome to our new Saturday feature “Week in Weather”.  Each weekend our new contributor Drew Chappell will compile his top stories of…

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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…