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Christmas Day National Forecast – It’s not looking like summer for some! (+6 Maps)

A colder change is moving into the South Island on Christmas Day with showers in some areas. Much of the…

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Santa Tracker 2020

Final Update — The WeatherWatch Santa Tracker has ended for 2020! Here’s the last recording of the radar at 11pm…

Weather videos return mid January 2021

Thank you for all your support across 2020. The small team that helps make our videos is now on holiday…

Thursday’s national forecast – A cooler sou’west change arrives (+4 Maps)

Cloudy or rainy weather will continue due to a series of low pressure systems and fronts for the next five…

VIDEO: Our final video for 2020 – How Christmas and beyond is shaping up

The humid, warm, weather across many parts of NZ will be pushed away on Christmas Day but a colder southerly…

Wednesday’s national forecast (+5 Maps)

A large low is moving in from the Tasman Sea making for a mild day in most places, but cloudy…

Is the top of NZ turning to drought again? La Nina is drenching Aussie, but not NZ… yet (+10 Maps)

High pressure killed off Cyclone Yasa from reaching NZ, now forecasters are looking for the next rain maker. This week…

Wintry snap for some parts of NZ for Christmas & this weekend, lows near zero & snow on the mountains!

If the cold weather of a Northern Hemisphere’s Christmas appeals to you, then Dunedin or the Southern Alps may be…

Tuesday’s national forecast – wet for some, mild for most, dry in the north (+7 Maps)

A weak area of low pressure moves over the South Island today bringing more patchy wet weather – also into…

Mt Ruapehu crater lake heats up to 43C, Alert level raised to 2

Most people want 2020 to end – but they don’t want it to go out with a bang. The news…

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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…