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Your view: It’s been a mixed Sunday.

We’ve been getting reports that there has been a wide variety of weather across New Zealand today. Not surprising.  We…

Super- telescope will peer deep into space from our own backyard

A mega-telescope to be partially built in New Zealand will provide our best chance yet to detect extra-terrestrial life as…

Looking ahead

After a rainy start to the week, it looks like our weather will settle down as we put the finishing…

Sunday’s national forecast

Look for a pretty unsettled day for much of the country.  In fact, in some areas it will be downright…

Heavy rain and wind for western SI and lower NI

Chunks of energy will be sliding across the country tonight and Sunday.  These weather features will be setting the stage…

Where Celsius and Fahrenheit meet

I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.  It’s been called the “Frozen Tundra”, “Minne-SNOW-ta”, etc.  It’s about as far…

Where do you feel the cold?

With winter on our doorstep, which part or parts of you feels the cold first and most often? We’re all…

Phil’s weekly column: General public helps make forecasts better

Forget flash new weather satellites, weather terminology and official sources – these days the general public have more influence on…

Fog disrupts flights in and out of Auckland

As exclusively predicted by WeatherWatch.co.nz back on Wednesday fog is this morning affecting flights in and out of Auckland International…

Forecasting snow

With the official start to winter just under a week away lets look at how likely snow might be when…

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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…