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Weather Video: Warm weekend to give way to windy, colder, change

In today’s weather video Philip Duncan talks about why the rain hasn’t yet arrived in the north of New Zealand…

Christchurch dust mask warning

Environment Canterbury is advising dust-sensitive Christchurch residents to wear dust masks as demolitions pick up in the city. ECan’s regional…

October to start windier & cooler than September ends

September started off wild then eased back for the second half of the month and now WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters say the…

What happens after this morning’s ShakeOut? Full details…

New Zealand’s national earthquake drill, New Zealand ShakeOut, happens at 9:26am today – but what should people do after the drill?…

Wednesday’s national forecast

East to northeasterly winds for the North Island today, mostly cloudy in the west with the odd shower at times…

Front not moving as fast, the outlook for Wednesday

The front in the Tasman Sea is definitely being held up by our anticyclone out to the east of New…

Where is the interesting weather?

There isn’t a lot of interesting weather going on today, it is nice and sunny for some and that can…

High desperately hanging on – rain delayed for some

A strong high pressure system that today marks it’s seventh day over our skies continues to hold on – despite…

Blog: The chaos that is spring, it’s anything but vanilla

I’m a big Simpsons fan and one line I particularly like is from an episode when Homer becomes a Food Critic.  In…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Mostly cloudy for western areas of the North Island today but the odd sunny break at times, the odd shower…

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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…