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Isaac wades inland, pushes thousands from homes, pushes dams to the limit

Isaac slashed its way further inland Friday (NZT), claiming its first US fatality (24 in Haiti) and stranding residents in flood-prone…

Friday’s national forecast

Mostly sunny and settled in the North Island, southeasterly winds will tend more east to northeast as the day progresses….

Settled in the North Island tomorrow

The North Island will have a settled and mostly sunny day as a ridge takes control of the weather extending…

Weather not too exciting today

It’s a bit of a run of the mill day across New Zealand today in terms of the weather, no…

Antarctic ice may hide huge methane menace

The melting of Antarctic ice could release huge amounts of greenhouse gas trapped under the continent’s surface – creating a…

Isaac, ‘terrible, determined, and nasty,’ pounds Gulf

Hurricane Isaac’s relentless lashing of the Gulf Coast flooded streets and homes in part of Louisiana Wednesday as the slow-moving…

Thursday’s national forecast

In Northland and the Coromandel expect morning rain to ease to showers at times during the afternoon, winds gusty from…

High to the east, low to the north

This pattern means an east to northeasterly airflow gets funnelled over the country, and while it will be sunny in…

WeatherWatch.co.nz special video: All you need to know about Hurricane Isaac

WeatherWatch.co.nz and nzherald.co.nz join forces to bring you the latest on Hurricane Isaac. The storm actually made landfall around noon…

Stunning from Auckland through to Otago

An anticyclone over the country has turned on sunny weather for most of NZ today and one point to mention…

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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…