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Wild weather keeps on comin’….

A small tornado or severe wind gusts have been reported hitting Kaikoura this morning. Damage has been limited but lifted a…

Nor’ wester brings Cantabs record hot night

It’s been an eventful 24 hours with gales, torrential rain, thunderstorms but also very high temperatures and glorious sunshine for…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front moves over the upper South Island today and onto the lower North Island overnight. Westerlies cover the country…

Queenstown hit by thunderstorms and accompanying deluge

The front currently piling into the lower South Island has caused quite a few thunderstorms in the Queenstown area this…

2012 in US hottest ever

While Australia is dealing with hot temperatures and bushfires, the US has discovered it’s just had its warmest year on…

NZ update

Winds are on the rise over inland and western areas of the Mainland however temperatures are also on the up….

Video: Philip Duncan: the state of our summer so far

Not a forecast video but instead Philip Duncan takes a look at why conditions around New Zealand are so changeable…

Belt of heavy rain, winds return for southern & central areas

Winds and rain are once again set to hammer away across parts of central and southern areas of the country…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Strong northwesterlies lie over the South Island today with heavy rain in the west, dry out east with warmer weather….

Thunderstorms – where and when

My favourite topic, thunderstorms of course. Are any due near you in the near future? Well early this morning Banks…

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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…