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Cold again tonight, then a late week warm up coming, with a wintry change next week!
NZ has one last cold night tonight before a warmer airflow kicks in and lifts overnight temperatures several degrees above…
Wet Friday on the West Coast: 150mm+ in 24 hours (+3 Maps)
Slow moving heavy rain is expected on the West Coast from later on Thursday and not easing until the weekend….
Wednesday’s national forecast – Ridge starts to settled things down (+8 maps)
A ridge of high pressure gradually pushes in over New Zealand today, extending out from and anticyclone in the Tasman…
VIDEO: Colder clear nights before a warmer, windier, wetter weekend
High pressure is moving in and low pressure is moving in, meaning a southerly flow covers NZ today and will…
Friday deluge for the West Coast worth monitoring (+4 Maps)
Rain heavy enough to cause slips, flooding and road closures is possible this Friday and Saturday on the West Coast….
A couple of colder nights on the way before warmer nor’westers (+5 Maps)
Frosts are in the forecast for both islands over the next couple of nights and temperatures drop further north following…
Tuesday’s national forecast – Showers in the east, dry in the west (+8 maps)
A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, western regions are mainly dry overall although north of Auckland could see…
Philip Duncan: The true difficulty of forecasting tornados in New Zealand
A few reporters have asked us over the past few days if a better job could’ve been made in forecasting…
VIDEO: Showery and cooler to start with, but more mild weather this weekend
Today at 3:31pm is the winter solstice, which means we’re halfway through the solar winter (the 12 weeks with the…
Low pressure over the North Island, colder in the South Island (+6 Maps to Wednesday)
A complex low pressure system is located over the North Island and is heading to the east of 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…
