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We got it wrong!

Top Debate — Not too often you hear forecasters going public with their mistakes – but on day one of…

POLL: Have you had a swim this summer?

This summer certainly hasn’t been our hottest – and many of our warmest days have come with cloud.  Talking amongst…

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Thursday’s national highs

Ouch! Summer in the eastern North Island, winter-like in the Deep South! Today’s highest temperature was 30 at Hastings. Today’s lowest maximum…

Atrocious driving conditions in Auckland as tropics call in

Motorists in Auckland City are facing nightmare driving conditions on the roads today with nose to tails, near zero visibility in…

Days getting shorter as Summer heads towards closing time

The mornings are darker and the evenings shorter as the number of daylight hours starts to dramatically reduce towards the…

Bad weather, bird strike, grounds Dunedin flights

Dunedin International Airport has been hit with a double whammy this morning, with a bird strike and bad weather combining…

Thunder, heavy showers & isolated tornados possible for NI today

There may be a sting in the tail for some North Islanders today as a low pressure system continues to cross New Zealand. …

Thursday’s national forecast

Expect a very wet and windy day for New Zealand. The low that has been moving slowly across the Tasman…

20 spectacular PHOTOS that sum up NZ’s recent weather

We’ve had severe thunderstorms, tornados, waterspouts, funnel clouds, torrential rain and beautiful peaceful evenings.   Clouds have been a major part…

Video: Rain and humidity will give way to fresh sou’westers

A significant sub-tropcial airmass is spreading over New Zealand across Wednesday and Thursday prompting rain warnings and predictions of thunderstorms…

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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…