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Scary, but beautiful

Last night’s freak thunderstorm in Christchurch produced marble-sized hail, heavy rain, stunning lightning and more than a few frayed nerves….

Storm chase produces amazing lightning

Yesterday afternoon things were heating up on the Canterbury plains and conditions were becoming unstable, I went out for a…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Winds will be blustery from the west or southwest over most of the North Island today, expect cloudy areas and…

Christchurch hit by freak hailstorm

 “A spectacular light show” That’s how one Cantab described tonight’s thunderstorms as they rumbled through Christchurch early this evening. Heavy…

Strong northwesterlies are on the way

Late last week on Friday I mentioned the possibility of strong northwesterly winds mid to late this week developing over…

Bit of an unstable day

Today we have cold upper air moving over the country in an unstable southwesterly airflow, this means there could well…

Louisiana blames fifth U.S. death on Isaac

Louisiana authorities blamed a fifth death on the effects of last week’s Hurricane Isaac on Monday after a 90-year-old man…

The Spring winds are now building for NZ

The spring winds are now building as we head towards the equinox in three weeks times says WeatherWatch.co.nz. September usually sees…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Showers over much of the North Island today but dry spells too, a few of those showers may be heavy….

High rainfall in the east and north for August

August was dominated by big Tasman Sea lows with sub-tropical connections moving over New Zealand, towards the end of August…

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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…