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Monday’s national forecast

A strong southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. North Island For the upper North Island, morning showers clear then…

Auckland, upper North Island skies turn orange & gloomy as smoke from Australia arrives

Updated 8:05pm — Another unprecedented plume of smoke from Australia is crossing New Zealand, this time Auckland and the upper…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Sunday and daytime Monday

Average to above average overnight lows for the North Island tonight, looking particularly warmer than normal about Hawkes Bay and Gisborne…

RainWatch: Sunday’s 12 hour rainfall

Mainly dry weather for the North Island today, this evening a few showers move into the southwestern corner (Taranaki through…

Sunday’s national forecast – The weather is starting to going downhill

NZ is entering a cooler, windier, week but Sunday is a little bit of a breather before the more severe…

Saturday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, easing later on / overnight as a ridge pushes in from the…

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…

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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…