Your web browser (Internet Explorer) is out of date. Some things will not look right and things might not work properly. Please download an up-to-date and free browser from here.

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…

Record heat found all over NZ in December

The numbers are in and they confirm we all pretty much already knew.  It was a very warm December. The…

Winds ease tonight, return tomorrow

Winds have eased a bit for the central and upper North Island today.  However, some very windy conditions remained in…

Video: Stormy weather then a high

In our first weather video of 2013 Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz bring you the latest on the unsettled weather across…

Heat and fire embattle NSW

Temperatures are already over the 30 degree mark in parts of New South Wales this morning. Long Beach was 35. …

Big rain returns for the SI West Coast on Wednesday

This Wednesday the West Coast of the South Island is set to see further big rain falls in a strong…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Westerlies are the key wind direction today, showers will at some point affect western areas south of Taranaki during the…

Top Articles

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…