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“Waves” of heavy showers

As the centre of the large low in the Tasman Sea creeps closer to New Zealand today those in the…

Centre of low to cross NZ tonight

The centre of the low responsible for thick cloud in some areas and heavy showers and thunderstorms in others will…

What to do if a tornado strikes

You may have very little time to prepare for a tornado, so how you respond is critical – and how…

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Friday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 23 at Whangarei. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Wanaka, Queenstown, Alexandra. Kaitaia : 21…

Saturday could see rougher weather than Friday

While news of further tornadoes has dominated media organisations over the past 24 hours WeatherWatch.co.nz this morning said the risk…

Video: The latest on the T-Storms plus yr weekend weather

NZHerald.co.nz and Philip Duncan bring you the weekend forecast plus the latest on today’s thunderstorms. Video Highlights Thunderstorm threat is low…

Mother’s Day could be an indoors day

Sunday appears to be a little brighter overall than Saturday but for many Mum’s it could be an indoors day…

Duck shooting and a damp start

This weekend the duck shooting season gets underway and the weather is damp for most of the country which may…

NZ cyclone data

Recent research shows that northern New Zealand is hit by an average of a little over one storm of tropical…

Photo: Lucky escape from tornado missile

On Tuesday afternoon it was WeatherWatch.co.nz reader Paul Burnett who first alerted us of the Albany tornado.  After quickly sending…

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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…