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Days getting shorter, nights getting longer

Our mornings are getting darker and our evenings shorter as summer slowly comes to an official end next week. WeatherWatch.co.nz…

Saturday’s national forecast

A strengthening ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea will bring another day of dry weather to the country….

NZ weather & winter storm Q

Temperatures were up to five degrees below average today along southern and eastern parts of the country as the effect…

South Island provincial city stats

Today we’re focussing on the Mainland and the latest wind, rainfall and temperature figures for provincial towns and cities, taken…

Big sunspot grows rapidly

A giant sunspot that’s at least six times the diameter of Earth has formed on the sun in less than…

VIDEO CHCH: A song for the broken city

It’s the two year anniversary since the ChristChurch earthquake and very early this morning there was a reminder that the…

Frost & fog in February? Fact!

Frosts formed overnight and fog rolled in over parts of the far south as temperatures plummetted following a cold southerly…

Friday Feb 22 – Weather & events

The forecast is fairly short and sweet for today and the weekend with the only noticeable factor being some cloud…

Friday’s national forecast

Another anticyclone pushes onto the South Island today, sunny in the west with cloud gradually clearing away from the east….

Tonight – Little cooler for most

Last night temperatures were slightly above normal levels for two thirds of the country but tonight could see temperatures slip…

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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…