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USA: Will 2012 be the hottest year on record?

The US has been breaking records all year long, even some all-time records.  And now it looks like another all-time…

Saturday’s national forecast

It will be a settled and dry day across the country with a few exceptions. A large ridge of high…

The weekend is nigh, or is that “high?”

Indeed this weekend’s weather will be dominated by a fairly beefy anticyclone sitting just east of the country, with a…

Now this high is getting better

Our anticyclone is now beginning to take control today and the weather is becoming sunnier for many areas, the east…

Weather Video: Dry weekend for most but rain clouds threaten

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz bring you the latest forecast for the weekend – with a big high over the nation…

Early season 40deg heat scorches outback

August and September are typically months of warming but central and northern Australia is scorching through its hottest weather this…

A few spits for a few spots

Strong high pressure continues to control our weather today.  But, not everyone will have a dry and settled day. Thanks…

Friday’s national forecast

Mostly fine and sunny over the North Island today with some cloud at times, east to southeast breezes. North of…

Sunnier tomorrow for some

The weather will be sunnier tomorrow for some as an anticyclone moving in from the south begins to take control….

Cloudy for much of New Zealand

It’s a fairly cloudy day across New Zealand with few sunny areas about, mainly there is some sun in the…

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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…