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Levees hold as Mississippi grows to record
The Mississippi River drew to within a finger’s length of the highest level ever recorded at Greenville, Mississippi, on Wednesday…
Weather to improve for Bluff Oyster festival
This week it’s been Southland that’s taken the wintry bullet for New Zealand with hail, ferocious thunderstorms, gales and snow…
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 22 at Napier. Todays’ lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Manapouri Aero, Te Anau, Gore. …
Windy weather to ease Thursday
Strong winds around the country today will linger in some areas until Thursday before finally dying back. WeatherWatch.co.nz says the…
Common media mistakes with weather terms
Mini-tornadoes, weather bombs, gales, hurricanes – these are all words or terms that we frequently see or hear in the…
La Nina fades… is El Nino next?
La Nina is continuing to fade away reports NIWA in their latest climate update for the islands but is El Nino…
Severe wind warnings issued
Here are the latest severe wind warnings, issued by the government forecaster, for several regions across New Zealand. Warnings valid…
Queenstown gearing up for ski season
Queenstown’s premier ski areas are gearing up for a bumper season. The Remarkables ski area has received 15 centimetres of…
Winter is not arriving yet
While snow, hail, gales and below zero wind chills might sound like winter the weather is anything but wintry just…
Weather Video: Cold snap on the way but so too is a high
A wintry snap is on the way for the South Island on Tuesday while strong to gale force winds will continue…
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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…
