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Sunday/Monday cool down coming nationwide, down more than 10C for some (+2 Maps)

It wouldn’t be spring without a surge of mild weather followed by a wintry change and that is precisely what…

Melbourne, Victoria struck by rare damaging earthquake

BREAKING — A very rare damaging earthquake has hit Australia this morning, in the state of Victoria. Centred not far…

Exclusive video of red lightning ‘sprites’ over NZ + A Tasman Sea low moves in

We’ve been exclusively sent video of lightning sprites seen over NZ, possibly a NZ first to have them captured on…

VIDEO: 10 Weather Extremes on Earth today (Wed Sep 22)

We track two tropical storms in the Atlantic and a larger arctic storm further north. We follow heavy snow across…

Wednesday’s national forecast – Low moves in from the west (+12 maps)

A low pressure system sits out to the west in the Tasman Sea today, a warm front stretching out from…

VIDEO: Two spring rainmakers are on the way, then high pressure

We have a Tasman Sea low about to move in this week, followed by a classic cold front this weekend….

Spring rainmakers continue to line up for NZ, high pressure too (+9 Maps)

The past few spring weather patterns in NZ were quite settled, but this year more lows are coming in bringing…

Tuesday’s national forecast – Front marches northwards (+12 maps)

A front pushes northwards over the South Island today bringing heavy rain in the west, warm weather in the east…

VIDEO: Top 10 worldwide weather extremes for today (Mon Sep 20)

We’ve got the top 10 main weather highlights around the planet today, tracking the latest Atlantic tropical storms, a tropical…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical winds and a Tasman Sea low main features of this week

This week kicks off warmer in most regions thanks to north to north west winds out of both Australia and…

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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…