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A settled sunny day, some cloud in the North Island

It’s a mostly settled day across the country, a few showers are clearing from Northland and Gisborne otherwise it’s a…

Animation: Don’t believe the world is warming? Then view this

NASA has produced a short animation which shows how much the world has warmed from 1880 to 2011. Our thanks to…

Big high rolling in…finally

It’s been a while since the entire country had settled weather at the same time – and this week is…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Mostly sunny with some cloud over the North Island today after a frosty start, light winds tending southwesterly especially in…

How will this week shape up?

After today an anticyclone will begin to flex it’s muscles west of the country spreading a ridge over New Zealand…

Weather Video: Believe it or not, we have a high coming

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz take a look at the weather for the week ahead and the upcoming weekend – in a…

Current conditions, front moving in for the South Island

After the deluge this morning in Wellington we’ve had showers over much of the North Island apart from most far…

Amazing Photo: “UFO” cloud near Whenuapai airbase

Unstable weather conditions crossed Auckland city Sunday afternoon leading to one WeatherWatch.co.nz reader to capture this unusual cloud formation. Whenuapai resident…

Heavy rain slows Welly roads, Fog slows ChCh skies

Wellington has been drenched by heavy rain while heavy fog has caused delays at Christchurch Airport this morning. A low…

Thunderstorms could erupt in parts of the east

As the Tasman low finally moves across the country today, it could spark a few thunderstorms.  The best chance will…

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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…