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Temperature trends – A frosty night ahead in the south

Temperatures overnight tonight will drop to below freezing for many South Island areas, especially inland. Some coastal parts like Southland…

VIDEO: Big low in the Tasman Sea to affect North Island

A large low will take up most of the Tasman Sea area this week and peaks in strength on Wednesday…

Auckland Water Storage: More rain is coming, but even more for Coromandel Peninsula & Northland

More rain is coming to help chip away at the water storage issues in NZ’s largest city with even bigger…

RainWatch – A cold front brings rain today south of Auckland for the NI

As in the title a cold front brings some rain to the North Island today south of about Auckland, rain…

Monday’s national forecast

A cold front slowly moves northwards over the North Island today while a ridge builds over the South Island. North…

Monday’s weather outlook

A cold front slowly moves northwards over the North Island tomorrow while a ridge builds over the South Island. Partly…

Sunday’s national forecast – Gales, rain, showers & sun, it’s one of those days! (+7 maps)

A burst of gale force winds will move up the South Island (mostly through the mountains and inland ranges) while…

Warmer than average days this weekend (+5 Maps)

Sub-tropical airflows and westerly winds are helping make for milder than average afternoons in a number of places this weekend….

NZ Rainfall: Past 7 days and next 7 days (+3 Maps)

Auckland has another chance for rain in the coming week as do a number of North Island and western regions,…

Saturday’s national forecast

A westerly quarter airflow lies over New Zealand today, spinning out of a large anticyclone centred just to the northwest…

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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…