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Freezing Australia

Much of the Australian outback has had a freezing night with some places having their coldest night in several years….

Another “hard to start” day over Southern NZ

It’s another “hard to start” day in the south with another widespread frost covering the region. The frost reading in Invercargill…

Traffic jam over North Island skies today

A large low and a front with sub-tropical connections, sounds like a recipe for heavy rain – and it is.  Today…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Any rain about Northland clears in the morning to mostly sunny weather however there may be a few isolated showers…

Wet for the upper half of the North Island tomorrow

The main feature in New Zealand tomorrow will be a front which will work it’s way south over the upper…

Drier late winter likely for some

Neutral conditions (neither La Niña nor El Niño) presently exist in the tropical Pacific, but an El Niño is likely…

Video: Warmer & wetter for NI, cold remains in SI

Weather analyst Philip Duncan with nzherald.co.nz bring you the latest on the large Tasman Sea low that’s heading towards the North Island…

Extreme heat and power outages continue for US

As high heat baked eastern parts of the United States, violent storms on Sunday knocked out the power to more…

Heavy rain possible this week

Parts of New Zealand will be running a risk for heavy rain during the upcoming week. Tomorrow, WeatherWatch.co.nz and government…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone to the east of New Zealand is slowly moving away while a northeasterly airflow increases over both islands….

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