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Sunday’s national forecast – Still a bit cold for some regions

High pressure is growing to NZ’s west but Sunday sees one last gasp of cooler air along with a few…

Major rain relief reaches Australia, but NZ’s outlook more complicated for now (+5 Maps)

Real rain is arriving in Australia – a deluge big enough to extinguish major bush fires. But dry New Zealand…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front pushes northwards over the South Island during Saturday, reaching the lower North Island in the evening. Northland, Auckland,…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A front pushes northwards over the South Island during Saturday, reaching the lower North Island in the evening. A southwest…

Tropical Cyclones to boost Aussie rainfall, NZ might get some rain (+2 Weekly Rain maps)

More rain is coming on Saturday for some parts of the lower South Island and next weekend (8 or 9…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea spreads over New Zealand today. A front pushes northwards over the South Island…

Friday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea spreads over New Zealand today. North Island Mostly sunny for the western North…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

An anticyclone pushes over the country on Friday. Mostly sunny for the western North Island on Friday as the flow…

Waitangi Day and Friday weather + temperature trends (+3 Maps)

We have a few showers about on Thursday but Friday looks drier. Most regions are a little cooler than they were…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

Southwesterlies lie over New Zealand today moving around a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea. This anticyclone pushes over the…

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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…