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US – The science behind the Oklahoma tornadoes

Tornadoes have been in the news for much of the last week but how can they be so damaging and…

RainWatch – Latest developments

More than three quarters of the North Island are seeing showers or bursts of rain this morning whereas the south…

Column: “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away”

By head weather analyst Philip Duncan — On Tuesday someone tweeted a video from Oklahoma capturing the moment a family…

Thursday’s national forecast

A cold southerly airflow works it’s way north over the country today, expect showers to ease in most areas clearing…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A low pressure system moves over the country tonight so most places are looking to be unsettled or becoming unsettled….

NZ – What to do if a tornado strikes

With the traumatic situation currently in the US with tornado devastation, Civil Defence is providing information on what to do…

VIDEO – Unsettled skies for much of NZ

As a low crosses the country today and tomorrow it’s dumping its contents across parts of New Zealand. Head weather…

Tornado & thunder risk for western NI this afternoon

A narrow front is moving onto the west coast of the North Island this afternoon and with conditions the same…

Jack Black fronts our weather

Every now and then TVOne have special guests fronting their breakfast weather presentation and they’ve ranged from Prince Charles to…

Wednesday bumpy up north

The last 24 hours were certainly active across the north with waterspouts, thunderstorms with considerable lightning and today some more…

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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…