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Looking ahead

A ridge of high pressure appears to still be on track to take over our weather for this week. There…

Sunday’s national forecast

We will find ourselves in between weather systems today.  We will have the low off to our east and the…

One year on, new footage released of Joplin tornado

On 22 May, 2011 a massive tornado (EF 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale) caused catastrophic damage in the city…

Looking ahead

Quiet weather will be settling in for the next several days. A large ridge of high pressure will slowly move…

NZ weather promotion

  Not everywhere in the world is weather a talking factor of the day, as in some tropical climates the…

Phil’s weekly column – Autumn is here, winter is not

I first noticed the sound on my bedroom windows at 12:30am on Thursday.  It sounded like the tiniest of stones…

Weather becoming settled for a time

Time for some settled weather to develop over the country, the current southwesterly airflow should ease today in most areas…

Critical southwesterly airflows

Today over the country we have a southwesterly airflow, and it is quite interesting how a small change in the…

Storm chase on Tuesday in Canterbury

We’ve certainly had a thundery time across the country due to this depression that formed in the Tasman Sea then…

How wintry is it by you this morning?

How is it where you are this morning? A very winter-like morning is under way across the country.  A cold…

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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…