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Wednesday’s national highs
A very unusual high today – the highest temperature was 24 degrees at Milford Sound. Meanwhile on the other side of…
North Island: Chance of afternoon thunderstorms
A few rumbles of thunder have already been heard across some parts of the North Island early this morning and this…
Heavy rain drenches Otago, causes flooding
Roads were closed in Otago last night as heavy rain drenched the region, which for the last four months has…
This cyclone season may be quieter for NZ, but not Queensland
Another busy cyclone season is on the way for Queensland say Australian forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) –…
Coastal Otago gets a drenching
After 4 months of below average rainfall, Dunedin and Oamaru and a number of towns in coastal Otago have seen…
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for MARLBOROUGH
5:10pm — This warning has been lifted
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Gisborne. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Manapouri Aero AWS, Te Anau, Queenstown,…
Rena oil spill: 4m swells batter ship
Salvage workers are bracing for the death of the “creaking, groaning” MV Rena, now sitting precariously on Astrolabe Reef and…
South Island rain warnings issued
UPDATED 10:38am — The Government forecaster has this morning re-issued rain warnings for Canterbury, Otago and Southland. After a considerable dry…
RENA: Winds and swells increase
Overnight winds increased over the scene near the shipwreck of Rena and today conditions will remain windy and blustery. North…
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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…
