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Wednesday’s national forecast

A cool southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a few showers in the west and mainly dry in the…

RainWatch for Wednesday + 7 day map

Cool southwesterlies lie over New Zealand on Wednesday, expect showers for the western North Island. The West Coast of the…

VIDEO: More blustery weather coming up for NZ

Peak winds are today across New Zealand along with peak cold but the next several days ahead aren’t going to…

Updated: 7 day rainfall & 7 day snowfall maps + Wind & swell maps (+12)

We have peak cold today across New Zealand and a colder night tonight. Winds are also peaking today and while…

Temperature trends for Tuesday and Overnight Tonight

A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. As the map below suggests it’s quite cold for most…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. North Island Showers for the upper / western North Island…

RainWatch for Tuesday and Wednesday + 3 day and 7 day maps

A strong southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Tuesday, for the North Island naturally this leads to precipitation in…

Animation: Gales to surge off and on until Wednesday

This animation shows where the strongest winds will be over the rest of Monday and across Tuesday.  Note how the…

Wintry cold heading north, gales in exposed places, dry for others (+10 Maps)

Low pressure is today rapidly deepening south of NZ and will push gale force winds into some areas, especially the…

Temperature trends for Monday and Overnight Tonight

A series of cold fronts push over New Zealand today in a cold west to southwesterly airflow. Certainly quite cold…

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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…