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A wet week ahead

A shot of moisture and unstable air will bring rain chances back to New Zealand as early tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon,…

Forecast Video: NZ’s first week of summer!

A number of lows and rain bands will this week bring plenty of rain to the north and west of…

Strong typhoon takes aim on Southern Philippines

It could be the strongest typhoon to threaten the southern Philippines in 22 years. Typhoon Bopha, packing maximum sustained winds…

Central NI will see showers ease

Monday got off to a wet start for the central North Island.  Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, a…

Monday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Showers mostly clear this morning, a few sunny breaks then develop with southwesterly breezes.HIGHS: 21-23 for most,…

The week ahead

This coming week very generally speaking will be dominated by a westely airflow. This means dry most of the time…

Summer hits Canterbury on day 2

Christchurch has turned on a fantastic day with temperatures reaching between 30 and 32 degrees across the city this afternoon,…

Extreme weather records

So where do the most tornadoes occur per area per year? America?…….. Wrong. Where would the biggest hail stones fall?…

Weather to be watching today, windy in the middle

The current front going over us is fairly standard, rain on the west coast with drier weather out east in…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Expect mostly cloudy skies with windy westerlies, a few sunny areas possible. Later in the evening or…

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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…