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Video: Your NZ forecast + lightning strikes the Vatican…twice!

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz team up to bring you the latest on NZ’s weather, with a slightly cooler forecast for…

Wednesday sees little activity

Gisborne scored the highest temperature in the land today with 28 degrees but Gore was half of that total with…

Weather back in the day

There have been some colourful events looking back at this week in history in regards to New Zealand weather. From…

Oz weather Oi Oi Oi

We’ve noticed in recent months that readers have been getting in touch from across the Tasman and especially from Brisbane,…

Yet another front decaying

Not for the first time this week a front is sweeping up the country but once again it’s looking fairly…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Skies will be fairly cloudy for most today although fairly dry. Showers look like they’ll move onto parts of the…

Tuesday’s verdict: Warm north, cool south

The North Island continued the trend of recent days with all centres in the twenties with Kawerau the hottest town…

UV Index remains high

With just over a fortnight to go offically for summer, the UV index reading continues to remain high to extreme…

Are Kiwi’s the most passionate weather buffs?

It seems that weather plays a significant part in our lives for various reasons and we’re also quite happy to…

Perth sizzling with hot days & nights

Western Australia baked over the weekend and is expected to remain very hot throughout much of the week with temperatures…

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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…