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Tuesday’s national forecast – Front stuck lower North Island (+10 maps)

A stationary front is stuck over the lower North Island today bringing some rain, showers for other regions either side…

VIDEO: Cooler & wetter for parts of NZ & Australia + a possible tropical cyclone next week

The first tropical cyclone of the season *may* be forming next week, based on reliable modelling we trust. We give…

Auckland / Northern NZ: Muggy nights all week as frosts return to SI

A cold change is moving up NZ today and into the lower North Island – but it will fail to…

Monday’s national forecast – Front over central NZ (+12 maps)

A front lies over central New Zealand today bringing rain, southerly quarter winds behind the front, northerlies in front. Please…

ClimateWatch: Summer outlook for NZ as La Nina also arrives (+15 Maps, +Video)

Originally published Dec 1 — We take a close look at the weather and climate trends for NZ across December,…

Sunday/Monday national forecast – Here comes a cold front (+8 Maps)

A cold front will move up the South Island today and the North Island on Monday, dropping temperatures below normal…

Saturday’s national forecast – Rain West Coast (+17 maps)

A north to northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, expect rain for the West Coast and showers for the…

VIDEO: NZ & Australia: Weekend weather and outlook for next week

We track heavy downpours across NZ, Australia and the South Pacific Islands as La Nina influences some of our weather…

West Coast deluge may dump half a metre of rain in 3 days

A significant rain event is impacting the West Coast from today to the end of Sunday with rainfall totals of…

Friday’s national forecast – Rain West Coast, warm in the east (+10 maps)

A northerly airflow lies over the South Island today bringing rain in the west with a chance of heavy falls,…

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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…