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VIDEO: High pressure to dominate northern NZ, windy westerlies elsewhere, warmth returns

Warmer weather is returning to NZ with highs into the 20s this weekend as northerlies and westerlies kick in. High…

RainWatch – Mainly dry today with only a shower or two for some

Mainly dry today across the country, just one or two showers about the place. For the North Island this will…

Thursday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone brings mainly settled weather today, a northerly airflow starts to develop over the South Island. Northland, Auckland,…

Temperature trends – Further cold temperatures tonight

Further cold temperatures can be expected for all of New Zealand tonight, frosts likely about many areas south of the…

RainWatch – The odd shower in the west and south today

Mainly dry conditions for eastern New Zealand today, expect a shower or two about Buller and the western North Island…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Cold southwesterlies ease over the country today with an anticyclone pushing in from the Tasman Sea. Northland, Auckland, Waikato &…

Temperature trends – Very cold tonight but signs of warmth returning tomorrow

A very cold southwesterly airflow covers the country tonight and as a result we see very cold temperatures. The inner…

VIDEO: Antarctic blast peaks in the south today, warmer weather returning by Thursday/Friday

Tuesday is the peak of the southerly blast in the south with windy weather nationwide continuing on until tonight. Snow…

Antarctic Blast: Updated Snow maps and nationwide windchill (+18 Maps)

Snow flurries to sea level and heavier falls inland are expected for Southland and Otago today and heavier snow through…

RainWatch – Bitterly cold southwesterlies bring snow to near sea level in the far south

Very cold southwesterlies cover the country today, shower activity is mostly restricted to the coloured areas in the map below….

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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…