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Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies to the west of New Zealand today with a light southwesterly airflow flowing over the country. North…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Tuesday and daytime Wednesday

New Zealand is still stuck in a southwesterly airflow tonight but it will have eased from the windy conditions that…

RainWatch: Tuesday’s 24 hour rainfall

Expect the odd shower at times for the western North Island today especially Taranaki northwards. Mostly cloudy about eastern Wellington…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today moving around an anticyclone in the Tasman Sea. North Island Cloudy areas…

Australia: Cyclone Blake forms near Broome, WA (+9 Maps)

Extensive Update: A Tropical Cyclone has been named by Australian forecasters. Tropical Cyclone Blake, near Broome, is currently Category 1…

WeatherWatch’s 3 biggest moments of 2019 – and list our positive plans for 2020

WeatherWatch.co.nz has had a big 2019 from launching a new rural website to making political gains, winning new clients and…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Monday and daytime Tuesday

A cooler than average night ahead for most tonight, where winds (mostly southwesterlies) are a bit breezy near the coast…

Windy, cooler, weather in NZ for a week: 10 bullet points + Maps explain why

NZ is going through an unsettled, windy, cooler phase of weather as high pressure remains stuck over Australia.  As drought…

NZers can thank one of the largest lows on earth for the wind this week (+7 Maps)

A windier, cooler, week is on the way for many regions – so what is to blame? One of the…

RainWatch: Monday’s 24 hour rainfall

A strong southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. Showers clear the upper North Island this morning then mainly dry,…

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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…