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Wednesday’s national forecast

A low pressure system moves towards the upper North Island today bringing rain which could become heavy overnight for Auckland…

Drowning figures in decline

New Zealand is on track for a record low annual drowning toll on the back of fresh figures showing 15…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over most of the country tonight, meanwhile a low pressure system approaches the far north…

Opinion: Is Obama right on Climate Change?

Editor’s note: Chris Field is the director of the Department of Global Ecology of the Carnegie Institution for Science and…

Another Thursday sub-tropical low

Last Thursday a fairly weak low passed just north of Cape Reinga bringing some heavy rain to Northland – but only…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island today while an anticyclone controls most of the weather for the…

Monday night’s national forecast

A westerly airflow covers much of the country tonight while an anticyclone is centred just northeast of the North Island….

Cold on its way to southern Australia

Mostly sunny and calm conditions across southern Australia will turn cold, windy and showery as a front crosses this week….

Record-setting heat wave turns fatal in US Southwest

Death Valley resident Mike Wood says he’s used to the heat. But when his running shoes begin to melt, he…

July – how long will this new warmth last?

The weather this week – and next – will be dominated by winds from the westerly quarter.  This week many…

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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…