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RainWatch Wednesday: Dry except for far NE and SW

The position and angle of a high-pressure centre between the South Island and the Chatham Islands will keep that pesky…

Wednesday’s national forecast – NZ is smothered in high pressure

A huge block of high pressure is covering the entire country today. We have a couple of cold nights on…

Temperature trends – cold tonight, coolish on Wednesday

The southerly outbreak that ‘s been haranguing the east coast of the North Island today eases back for the rest…

VIDEO: Next 7 days – Two big highs and one large Tasman Sea low

NZ is covered in high pressure today and will have plenty of high pressure lingering around the North Island in…

Drought: Drier than normal for rest of May despite large low. June kicks off with high pressure too

The weather this week is spectactular – it’s also harmful to dry regions. On top of the 2020 droughts we…

RainWatch: Showers for NI East Coast

Tuesday will be the dry day you might expect with a large anticyclone parked pretty much right on top of…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies over the South Island today meanwhile a south to southeasterly airflow gradually eases over the North Island….

East coasts the coolest Tuesday

Subtle changes in the high-pressure belt lying across much of New Zealand will bring a very chilly Monday night to…

The shape of highs

It might be those nasty looking low-pressure areas that bring the most significant weather, but it’s the big benign blobs…

VIDEO: Colder nights start this week but sub-tropical winds end the week for some

Another huge area of high pressure is coming in to the New Zealand area from Australia and will bring a…

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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…