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A price to pay this coming Friday for the current warmth

The warm and in some places humid weather that we are having today and will have for at least part…

Severe weather threat update

A threat for severe weather continues across parts of New Zealand today. For eastern Otago, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has…

Forecast Video: Heavy rain across parts of NZ

We have some more heat, rain and strong winds the forecast – but then some summer highs start to roll…

Spring turned out to be a bit cool

Low pressure to our southeast and high pressure over the Tasman Sea put New Zealand in a pretty persistent southwest…

One more surge of rough weather, then the calm

Yet another surge of ‘late spring’ weather is about to push across most of New Zealand – but it may…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Cloudy and mostly dry to start, northerly breezes. Showers develop mid morning turning to rain in the…

Rain moving in out west – rain warnings

Rain started moving onto the west of the North Island this afternoon and as of now has been moving onto…

Kiwi to help Philippines deal with typhoon

Super Typhoon Bopha with maximum sustained winds of 258 km/h is headed toward a direct hit on the southern Philippines….

November was dry and sunny for many

New Zealand is looking back on a cold November.  It was dry and sunny for most areas, but it was…

Philip Duncan’s top five NZ camping spots

Since I was a baby I have enjoyed camping in tents and caravans.  I’ve clocked up 30-plus years of roughing…

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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…