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Rain easing but heavy showers on the way

A complicated series of fronts continue to move across New Zealand Saturday morning as a number of weak low pressure…

Latest on NZ weather

A messy weather pattern remains across New Zealand Friday night with the main rain band now moving through central and eastern parts…

POLL: Are you interested in the Atlantic Hurricane season?

With WeatherWatch.co.nz marking the long waited firing up of the Atlantic Hurricane season we’re asking you just how interested you are in…

If you could name a storm what would you call it?

With all the talk of hurricanes and typhoons lately and our story yesterday about hurricane names we were wondering –…

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How a hurricane is made

We often hear about terms like Typhoon, Hurricane, Cyclone, Tropical Depression and Tropical Storm.  So what do they all mean?  And…

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2009 Atlantic & Pacific Storm Names

Here’s a list of the upcoming storm names for the Atlantic and Pacific.  The Atlantic ones are most likely to…

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FRIDAY HIGHS

Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Kapiti, Lower Hutt. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Darfield. Kaitaia : 18…

Drought cost almost $3 billion

An almost $3 billion price tag is being put on the 2007-2008 drought. Agriculture Minister David Carter has released a…

Atlantic storm season about to tip

The scales are about to tip with the Atlantic Hurricane season as a broad area of low pressure and thunderstorms…

What’s happening across New Zealand

Rain is moving across northern New Zealand this morning as a complex low pressure system moves down from the 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…