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Friday’s national highs

Today’s highest temperature was 29 at Hanmer Springs. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Invercargill. Kaitaia : 24 Whangarei…

Is summer fading early for many of us?

Blog – by Philip Duncan I mean it when I say I don’t like being the bearer of bad news.  I don’t get…

NASA: 2009 second warmest year on record; end of warmest decade

2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature…

Next generation weather satellite marks major milestone

The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery…

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Thursday’s national highs…

Today’s highest temperature was 27 at Bay of Islands, Gisborne, Alexandra. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 17 at Waiouru, Christchurch,…

Gales and higher temperatures coming

Temperatures are going to rise for eastern parts of both islands this Friday and Saturday as a nor’west flow develops…

Tropical Cyclones fire up in South Pacific

Story highlights…  – Severe tropical cyclone last week in French Polynesia  – Current cyclone hits Cook Islands  – Potential new cyclone…

US blizzard: Washington airports close, major snow hits New York flights

A blizzard has halted operations at several airports in the Northeast, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. No flights…

Rain finally in forecast for western regions

A slow moving front will today finally bring much needed rain to the West Coast. MetService has issued a severe…

Northland native birds near starvation

Native birds are on the brink of starvation in drought-stricken Northland, with many young kiwi chicks dying of thirst or…

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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…

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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…