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Wednesday’s national forecast – Settled today (+11 maps)

Mainly settled for New Zealand today under a thin ridge of high pressure, a front is moving in from the…

VIDEO: Damaging gales slam Auckland – we explain why & what is still coming for NZ

Severe gales roared through Auckland this morning uprooting big trees and cutting power to widespread parts of the city and…

Tuesday’s national forecast – Strong SW airflow today (+12 maps)

A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, easing later then a ridge of high pressure starts to…

Gales impacting Auckland early this morning, causing power outages

The forecast gales have arrived in Auckland with intense winds starting around 1:30am and have been surging off and on…

ClimateWatch: August’s Outlook (+15 Maps & extended Video)

August is looking to lean warmer than average with rain events off and on from the west – but also…

VIDEO: First week of August is quite unsettled

Strong winds, lower temperatures and rain and showers dominate this week across New Zealand ahead of a very powerful high…

August 2 marks the end of the Solar Winter!

As the days get longer NZ and the Southern Hemisphere say goodbye to the Solar Winter today – the 12…

Surge of Tuesday gales for Auckland and Northland

A classic cold front is moving in on Tuesday and with it comes a surge of gale force winds gusting…

Monday’s national forecast – Front incoming (+12 maps)

A ridge of high pressure brings settled weather to New Zealand this morning, from afternoon however a front and low…

Sunday’s national forecast (+8 Maps)

Today is a fairly quiet one across NZ but showers will be in both islands. The bulk of the wet…

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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…