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Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather to most of New Zealand today, a northwesterly airflow starts to build over the…

The Swiss Cheese Effect – How to read NZ’s Seasonal/Monthly forecasts and get more from them

We all know the generic forecast that often gets it wrong. “A dry weekend” says the weather – then you…

Temperature Trends: Overnight Monday and daytime Tuesday

Anticyclonic conditions tonight and areas of cloud cover bring mostly average overnight lows for most, just about the far south…

2019 ends dry, 2020 kicks off warmer but windier. Your NYE & NYD forecasts! (+4 Maps)

We’re at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020 and a new decade. We have the final forecast…

RainWatch: Monday’s 24 hour rainfall

Expect showers for the western North Island today as a front pushes through, mainly this morning about the southwestern corner…

Monday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. North Island A few patchy showers about the southwestern corner of the…

Auckland’s windy summer may get even windier – we explain what’s going on

After a hot start to December Auckland is now dealing with a cooler sou’west flow which looks set to ramp…

Temperatures for tomorrow

A westerly airflow and some cloud / a few showers keeps temperatures average for the western North Island tomorrow, warmer…

RainWatch: Sunday’s 24 hour rainfall

A front approaches from the west moving onto the lower South Island around midday today, it slowly slips northwards and…

Sunday’s national forecast

Most of NZ has a dry Sunday but some wet weather will push into Fiordland, Westland and perhaps slide 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…