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Saturday’s national forecast – Showers in the far north and far south (+8 maps)

An area of low pressure rolls over the top of the North Island today away to the east, with it…

ClimateWatch Video: August’s outlook as talk of La Nina returns

If you want La Nina don’t get too excited just yet – there are signs that La Nina is starting…

VIDEO: July ends with northerlies, August kicks off with more southerlies

We have some wet weather coming in to NZ over the next week with a low near northern NZ this…

Friday’s national forecast – Front approaches out west (+8 maps)

A northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today ahead of a front out in the Tasman Sea approaching the western…

M8.2 quake near Alaska but “no tsunami threat to NZ” – Civil Defence.

Final Update – The USGS confirms a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck near the Alaska Peninsula just after 6:15pm NZST and…

VIDEO: 100 hPa difference in big air pressure systems near NZ

We measure air pressure using Hectopascals (hPa) and on Friday there will be a 101 hPa difference between a huge…

3 day rainfall outlook looking more “normal” than recent rain events (+4 Maps)

More wet weather is coming into the NZ area – but it’s not as extreme nor is it heavy falling…

Thursday’s national forecast – Mainly settled, odd shower in the west (+8 maps)

A front approaches New Zealand from the west today in the Tasman Sea, for the most part though conditions are…

VIDEO: Stormy weather impacts southern Aussie bringing milder conditions to NZ

A huge stormy area of low pressure is impacting Australia’s entire southern coastline and bringing milder weather to New Zealand….

Largest low pressure zone on the planet dominates Aussie’s southern coastline (+7 Maps)

Week after week of gale force winds are dominating Australia’s south coast from WA to VIC and TAS thanks to…

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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…