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Thursday’s national forecast – Strong Westerlies (+12 maps)

A strong westerly quarter airflow lies over New Zealand today, gales are likely through Cook Strait and in the east…

South Island snow flurries and cold weather make it a tough day on the farm (+social media)

As forecast by WeatherWatch.co.nz and RuralWeather we’re seeing some snow flurries in the South Island today. First it was Southland,…

VIDEO: Stormy spring weather surges over NZ until next week

Gales, heavy downpours and a drop in temperatures will impact NZ today, but off and on for another week ahead….

VIDEO: Weather Extremes on planet earth today (Weds Sep 8)

In Wednesday’s video we track Hurricane Larry, 3 tropical storms in the Pacific, snow falling around the equator in Africa…

NZ’s severe weather risks next few days in 8 Maps (+2 animations)

We have updated rainfall and snowfall maps for the next few days and the next surge of weather coming in…

Wednesday’s national forecast – Cold front rolling through (+12 maps)

A cold front pushes over the North Island this morning, the rest of the country is in a southwesterly airflow….

VIDEO: Spring Blast – Full details on Severe weather risks for NZ next few days

Heavy rain, heavy snow and severe gales are coming to NZ off and on for the next week ahead, with…

Updated Maps (x8) as severe spring gales, heavy rain and snow move into NZ next few days

Wednesday and Friday see two surges of severe gales across New Zealand along with heavy western rain and heavy alpine…

Tuesday’s national forecast – Unsettled, snow overnight in the south (+12 maps)

Conditions are starting to become unsettled for New Zealand as a series of cold fronts line up the country moving…

VIDEO: Extreme weather on planet earth today (Mon Sep 6)

We track Hurricane Larry as it moves towards Bermuda, a powerful high pressure zone wider than Australia impacting Australia, a…

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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…