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Severe Cyclone Harold grazes Fiji today, heading to Tonga tonight/Thursday (+6 Maps)

Tropical Cyclone Harold remains a Severe Category 4 cyclone today as it brushes past the south western and southern sides…

Temperature trends for TODAY and TONIGHT

We start a new era here at WeatherWatch with the end of our normal infographics and in comes some slightly…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, within this flow we have two fronts. One passes over the North…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A front moves over the North Island on Wednesday, a period of calm further south before another front moves into…

VIDEO: Special Video: Severe Cyclone Harold + NZ’s Easter Weekend update

Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold remains a Category 5 storm after twice making landfall in Vanuatu on Monday. The storm will…

Easter Weekend: High pressure + stormy low pressure creates squash zone of wind (+12 Maps)

The Southern Ocean will be stormy this weekend but latest modelling shows high pressure will not give up easily, pushing…

Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold makes 2 landfalls in Vanuatu, Tonga may be next

Updated Tues AM: Cyclone Harold remains Category 5 and last night made a second landfall in Vanuatu. Now Tonga may…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile a front pushes northwards over the South Island bringing in a…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile a front pushes northwards over the South Island bringing in 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…