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Tasman Sea low draws down cloud over NZ (+7 Maps)

It’s more like land of the long grey cloud today as a large low in the Tasman Sea hugs the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A low pressure system to the west flings a front over the South Island today meanwhile a humid northerly airflow…

Thursday’s national forecast

A low pressure system west of New Zealand flings a front over the South Island today bringing wet weather to…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A low pressure system to the west flings a front over the South Island on Thursday meanwhile a humid northerly…

Typhoon Hagibis threatens Japan this Friday & Saturday

Typhoon Hagibis is a large scale and a violent storm moving quickly northwestward at around 12kt (22kmh)   It will…

VIDEO: Two lows and two highs influence NZ’s weather next several days

We have a typical spring forecast where sub-tropical winds blow at one end of NZ while colder Southern Ocean winds…

NZ’s Rainfall Maps for Wed & Thu + 5 Day Outlook for both rain & snow

A subtropical flow across much of New Zealand will encourage some decent rainfall totals around western and northern areas. Next…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday / Thursday

Frontal zones affect the South Island today with heavy rain in the west, northwesterlies for the North Island with mainly…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather to the North Island today. A front extending out from a…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

Frontal zones affect the South Island on Wednesday with heavy rain in the west, northwesterlies for the North Island with…

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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…