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Saturday’s national forecast

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyAreas of cloud and occasional sun, light winds then afternoon sea breezes.Highs: 25-27 Western…

VIDEO: NZ’s Waitangi Weekend Weather + New Cyclone risks for Fiji & Australia

The tropics are very busy with at least four storms, or areas of concern, worth monitoring. New Zealand itself has…

Droughts are not ‘declared’ – so what makes a drought ‘Official’?

Head forecaster Philip Duncan speaks with the Ministry for Primary Industries to make sense of it all.  Parts of New…

Friday’s national forecast – An anticyclone pushes into the South Island today, southeasterlies for the North (+4 maps)

A south to southeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today moving around a large high centred to the southeast of…

VIDEO: Storms in the tropics & Australia, NZ dry but showers coming

We have New Zealand’s long weekend Waitangi forecast plus another look at the tropics across the South Pacific and Australia…

Thursday’s national forecast – A bit cool in the east, warm out west (+4 maps)

A southerly airflow brings cloud and the odd shower to some eastern regions today meanwhile conditions are mostly sunny out…

Auckland vs Alice Springs – Big desert rainfall totals as Auckland drought looms (+2 Maps)

Auckland (and surrounding regions) have had over two years of rainfall deficit. La Nina has so far failed to make…

VIDEO: Waitangi Weekend weather and a tropics storm update

NZ has a long weekend coming up and the tropics are still busy. We take a look at the set…

Wednesday’s national forecast – a weak cool change moving in (+9 maps)

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather today however a weak front moving into the lower South Island brings in a…

NEW: ClimateWatch – NZ’s February outlook (+9 Maps & Video)

La Nina has peaked but the tropical cyclone season is only just approaching it’s peak. High pressure continues to dominate…

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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…