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Lazy weather is the best

Being somewhat of a stats man, I like to delve into our weather from the past and there’s always something…

April nationally shows improvement

Despite the rain near and over the Easter break for parts of the north and east of the North Island,…

Monday’s national forecast

It’s been relatively dry over the weekend with either sunshine or cloudy areas and today it’s looking reasonably good again…

Central US being raked by devastating tornadoes

The states of Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska have been struck by a round of large, devastating tornadoes. Particularly hard…

ANZAC Day forecast

It’s a bit early yet to really nail down a forecast for ANZAC day.  It’s 10 days away yet. However,…

“Super-highs” raise chance of more Antarctic blasts

Could we get another huge polar blast like we suffered last August? Looking back, the gaps between these big Antarctic…

Keeping warm?

Whilst the days have been pretty sunny and warm for most of us, the nights and mornings have been chilly….

Sunday’s national forecast

A dry and quiet Sunday is expected across the country today. The large Tasmanian high will continue to slide slowly…

Phil’s weekly column: For god’s sake, we don’t make the weather

Most Commented on Story — On Friday nzherald.co.nz contributor John Drinnan wrote a column about weather news coverage in New Zealand –…

Forecasting not such an exact science

MetService has revealed it only expects to accurately forecast each day’s maximum temperature 75 per cent of the time. The existence…

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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…