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Most Kiwis aren’t going to like this 7 day weather forecast (+4 Gust Maps)

It’s the start of summer but the weather is about to return to spring with strong winds, more cloud and…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Friday and daytime Saturday

Fairly cool overnight tonight due to a southwesterly airflow, the brightly coloured areas below represent areas cooler than normal, actual…

RainWatch: Friday’s 24 hour rainfall

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. The odd shower for the western North Island this morning then clearing,…

Friday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. North Island Morning cloud with the odd shower for the western North…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Thursday and daytime Friday

Due to a southwesterly airflow over the country tonight we have average to below average temperatures for most. The lower…

NEW: January & 3 month Climate/Seasonal outlook for NZ (+8 Maps)

WeatherWatch.co.nz has issued our second ever seasonal forecast in partnership with IBM and it looks as though December’s pattern will…

RainWatch: Thursday’s 24 hour rainfall

Rain about the West Coast of the South Island eases this evening to the odd shower, some rain spreading from…

Thursday’s national forecast

Much of the country is fairly settled today but there will be plenty of cloud about plus some Aussie smoke…

Surreal thick smoke from Aussie turns South Island skies orange and dark (+Maps & Photos)

It’s normal for NZ to get some smoke from Australia when they have big bushfires, but the images coming out…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, moving around a large anticyclone centered in the Tasman Sea. Meanwhile 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…