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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A large anticyclone centred to the southeast of the South Island spreads a ridge over New Zealand on Saturday. This…

Big Easter Weekend Storm looking likely for NZ (+5 Maps)

One week from now New Zealand may be facing a significant Autumn storm bringing wintry and severe weather, says WeatherWatch.co.nz….

New Zealand: Rain clouds are building next week & next weekend (+Map)

Autumn seriously arrives later next week with a blast of severe weather expected from the Southern Ocean. The good news?…

Clocks fall back 1 hour this weekend

This weekend is 49 hours long as New Zealand ends Daylight Saving and clocks fall back an hour. For the…

Cyclone Harold forms – poses direct threat to Vanuatu & Port Vila

We have a new tropical cyclone, named HAROLD, and it’s likely to track directly to Vanuatu and be exceptionally close…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A large anticyclone centred to the southeast of the South Island spreads a ridge over New Zealand today and on…

Friday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone centred to the southeast of the South Island spreads a ridge over New Zealand today. Northland, Auckland,…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

Mainly anticyclonic conditions for New Zealand on Friday. A shower or two again for the eastern North Island on Friday,…

VIDEO: Get ready NZ, one week from now we may have a big winter blast!

Over the next few days many regions will be warmer than average and drier with light sub-tropical winds developing, or…

Make the most of sunny, calm weather – the first wintry outbreak looks likely next weekend (+3 Maps)

The next several days ahead will be warmer than average in a number of regions, but it won’t last. Autumn…

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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…