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Tuesday’s national forecast

A strong westerly airflow changes to the southwest today over New Zealand with a series of cold fronts pushing northwards…

Temperature trends – Windy westerlies mean no frosts tonight

Fairly breezy westerly quarter winds keep temperatures warmer than average for most of New Zealand tonight. Where rain is falling…

VIDEO: Busy week as windy spring sets in across NZ

We have a number of windy days ahead with gales, heavy snow and heavy rain. In our special extended weather…

Welcome to a windy week of westerlies (+7 Maps)

New Zealand has a classic spring set up this week – plenty of western cloud and gale westerly quarter winds…

RainWatch – Heavy rain for the western South Island, dry in the east

Expect the odd shower for the western North Island today, mainly south of about Waikato, dry in the east. The…

Monday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a cold front slowly moves northwards over the South Island. North…

Monday’s weather outlook

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Monday, a cold front slowly moves northwards over the South Island…

Sunday’s national forecast (+3 Maps)

More high pressure across NZ today although it does start to slip away from the South Island, allowing a windier…

Saturday’s national forecast

Mainly settled for New Zealand today due to a ridge of high pressure, departing southerlies bring cloud and a few…

Temperature trends – An anticyclone brings a cold night ahead

Cold overnight temperatures can be expected for most of New Zealand tonight as shown in the map below. Light frosts…

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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…