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Tropical storm heading to Hawaii (+map)

It may not sound scary but “Flossie” is the name of the latest tropical storm in the Northern Hemisphere Pacific Ocean….

Saturday’s national forecast

Anticyclonic weather moves over the North Island today bringing mainly settled weather, expect cloud at times in the west, sunny…

White Island aviation level raised after activity increase

GNS Science says that minor activity has become re-established at White Island over the last 24 hours and while the Volcano…

Aviation News: Anger at Air NZ foreign pilot push

The aviation community is angry Air New Zealand is looking offshore for its pilots. A submission has been made by…

Friday night’s national forecast

Westerlies once again cover the country tonight although the flow isn’t very strong, mainly Southland will experience the breeziest winds….

Video: ‘Baseball-sized hailstones’ fall in Kansas

Hailstones the size of baseballs, according to reports, fell on Hutchinson in central Kansas on Tuesday as storms sweep across…

2013 drought was worst since 1945 – study

This year’s drought was one of New Zealand’s most extreme and the worst in nearly 70 years, a study has…

Sunnier weekend on the way for many

Sunnier weather should greet many New Zealanders this weekend – despite more cloud being in the forecast.  The six main…

Friday’s national forecast

A westerly airflow continues over the country today while an anticyclone in the Tasman Sea slowly moves eastwards towards Northland….

Showers continue for western coastline

Much of the news lately has been focused on eastern, northern and central New Zealand – mainly because these areas…

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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…