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Monday night’s national forecast
A ridge lies over the North Island tonight keeping conditions fairly settled although fog patches may well return overnight north…
Quake hits China, 296 injured, death toll now 47
Updated 6:05pm — At least 47 people were killed in an earthquake that struck central China today, China’s state-run Xinhua…
Developing cold change looking pretty weak
The expected change to cooler weather following this second spell of warm July weather is still on track – but it…
Australia deals with wild weather
It was a busy week for Australian meteorologists and SES with a complex low affecting all southern states and the…
Monday’s national forecast
A front sweeps northwards over the South Island today in a northwesterly airflow. This results in high cloud and mainly…
Earthquake causes damage, injuries, skinkholes in Wellington
Updated 1:05am — A major earthquake in Cook Strait Sunday evening has damaged buildings in Wellington, injured at least four & cut…
Sunday night’s national forecast
A northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island tonight while a ridge extending from an anticyclone east of the North…
Studies: Martian atmosphere was destroyed long ago (+80 photos)
If we want to see a live Martian, even a tiny microbial one, we may be billions of years too…
Mild weather in the depths of winter
Updated 3:38pm — It’s been a fairly pleasant Sunday for many parts of the country with the nation’s largest city…
Earthquakes rock Central NZ again
Updated 11:01am — Another 5.0 quake has rocked Central New Zealand – on top of another “severe” earthquake earlier this morning. The new…
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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…
