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RainWatch – Showers clearing the South Island, continuing further north especially in the east

Mainly dry for the lower South Island today, showers about the upper half clearing during by midday. Expect rain or…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure pushes onto the South Island today meanwhile south to southeasterly winds spread northwards over the…

Temperature trends – Becoming very cold overnight in the far south

As a ridge of high pressure moves onto the lower South Island overnight so do clearer skies and the potential…

VIDEO: Colder change sweeping north but sub-tropical winds late week

Snow has briefly fallen to low levels in the South Island as a cold southerly change heads north to mark…

RainWatch – Rain for the South Island spreads into the North Island this afternoon / evening

The odd light shower for the western North Island today, turning to rain about the lower North Island this afternoon…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A cold front pushes northwards over New Zealand today, northwesterlies ahead of the front, cold south to southwesterly winds in…

Temperature trends – Cold southwesterlies later this evening for the far south

What has been warm temperatures for the South Island will get replaced tonight and tomorrow by cold south to southwesterly…

NEW: ClimateWatch – How the month of September is shaping up (+8 Maps)

We’ve issued our next climate update for New Zealand for the month of September and it shows a classic spring…

PHOTO: Layer upon layer upon layer! Stunning cloud over NZ’s South Island

Pilot Geoff Beckett says in 20 years of flying he has never seen a cloud like this. Neither have we…

VIDEO: NEW – Climate Update for the month of September

We have our monthly climate update and as we take a look at September we can see an ‘air pressure…

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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…