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VIDEO: Your weekend forecast, tracking northern showers and southern frosts

The shortest day of the year is on Sunday and the forecast will see both islands split with mild showers…

High pressure continues to dominate NZ next week, even our rain forest, Fiordland, is dry, dry, dry.

The forecast for the wettest part of NZ is completely dry for a week ahead. It’s a rare set up…

Temperature trends – A mixed bag of temperatures today

An onshore airflow brings cool temperatures to the eastern South Island today, the West Coast see a warmer than average…

Friday’s national forecast

A low pressure centre west of the North Island drags an easterly quarter airflow over the country today, generally unsettled…

Next 7 days: South Island: Frosty, dry. North Island: Wetter, milder

The next 7 days ahead will be a tale of two islands with sub-tropical winds off and on for the…

RainWatch – Rain for the north / northeast, dry in the southwest

A front starts to break away from an evolving low pressure centre west of the North Island on Friday, this…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical warmth & rain may be just what the North Island needs

A cold wet change is spreading up New Zealand but the top of the country won’t be impacted much by…

Unusual pattern: Sub-tropical air flows should end droughts in June with mild conditions too (+5 Maps)

A colder change is moving up the country today as a huge high to NZ’s east will encourage more mild…

The cold begins, risk of fog Friday morning for Northland / Auckland

As you can see in today’s temperature map cold southerlies take grip over the South Island, the North Island stays…

Thursday’s national forecast

An occluded front deepens into a low pressure system over or near the North Island today bringing unsettled weather to…

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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…