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VIDEO: Autumn weather in NZ this week, high pressure this weekend
Two southerlies injections this week will help make it feel more like Autumn is here. The first is blowing up…
Opinion: Well done NZ Civil Defence, a decade has made a huge difference – Philip Duncan
New Zealand Civil Defence staff, management and Ministers current and previous deserve a congratulations for Friday’s alerting following the three…
This Week’s Weather in Animation (30 seconds)
A short animation showing the weather across New Zealand over the coming week. It shows the southerly today turning westerly…
Monday’s national forecast – Southwesterlies (+10 maps)
A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. North Island Cloudy areas for the western North Island, risk of a…
Sunday’s national forecast – A cooler Autumn change sweeps up NZ (+9 Maps)
Temperatures drop across NZ today as a south to south west change and crumbling cold front move northwards. The front…
Severe Cyclone Niran rocketing past Noumea, New Caledonia (+7 Maps)
Updated 5:35pm NZDT / 3:35pm Noumea Time — Cyclone NIRAN is back to Category 4 after reaching top end Cat…
Saturday’s national forecast – Front for the North Island (+4 maps)
A front passes over the North Island today meanwhile a northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island. As a front…
Severe Cyclone Niran now Category 4, next stop New Caledonia and Vanuatu (+11 Maps)
Breaking News — Australian forecasters upgraded Cyclone NIRAN on Friday to a Severe Category 4 tropical storm, with 5 being…
NZ tsunami warnings cancelled following M8.1, M7.4 and M7.1 earthquakes and tsunami
Final Message from Civil Defence on the 8.1 Earthquake/Tsunami Event. 4pm Friday: All tsunami warnings for NZ have now been…
VIDEO: Cyclone Niran, 3 major quakes, tsunami warnings + NZ’s weekend southerly
It’s been a busy Friday with three severe earthquakes prompting tsunami warnings in New Zealand. You can view the latest…
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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…
