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Snow potential for coming system

Very cold cold air with snow making potential is due to hit Southland later this evening. The snow risk mainly…

Weather Video: Antarctic snap coming for the South Island

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz team up to bring you the very latest on the snowy snap for Tuesday, the high…

Thunderstorm threat for western and lower SI

A blast of cold air slated to spread across the South Island tomorrow will also kick off a few thunderstorms…

Strong winds target Central NZ, Deep South

It will be another day of strong westerlies across the country.  The main focus for the strong winds will be…

Monday’s national forecast

Gusty westerlies lie over the North Island today tending more northwest on the east coast in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy…

More rain and wind for Monday

Central New Zealand and parts of the South Island could see more rough weather on Monday. Another piece of energy…

Big Tasman high will spark cold snap for SI

Our first big spring storm will be on its way out over the next 48 hours, taking the heavy rain…

Heavy rain and thunderstorm threat update

Thunderstorms were rolling across central New Zealand and the central North Island this morning, producing brief heavy rain and small…

Thunderstorms, heavy rain still possible today

Central New Zealand will be the target for thunderstorms this morning.  Lighting tracker continues to show strikes offshore, west of…

Sunday’s national forecast

Generally speaking, it looks like today won’t be as windy or wet as yesterday.  But, it’s not going to exactly…

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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…