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Colder southerly on the way, more rain coming this weekend

We have a polar southerly on the way for the next 24 hours before things do finally warm up, calm…

New Maps paint more 3D picture of Wednesday’s brief polar change (+4 Maps)

As forecasters that specialise in communicating the weather we always want to find maps that visually ‘pop’ – like these…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country today, a cold front moves onto the lower South Island this morning then…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airlfow lies over New Zealand today, a front moves onto the lower South Island this morning then reaches…

PHOTOS (7): Large jagged hail peppers parts of Auckland and Taranaki

WeatherWatch.co.nz has received several photos tonight of large jagged hail from thunderstorms that have tracked off the Tasman Sea and…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country on Tuesday, a cold front moves onto the lower South Island in the…

Antarctic winds to brush NZ, dropping temperatures, some brief low snow (+2 Maps)

A big storm well south of the country is working with other lows to dredge up an Antarctic southerly on…

VIDEO: Enormous low pressure covers NZ, colder air next then dry

We have a huge complex area of low pressure cover much of the Tasman Sea, all of New Zealand and…

Low pressure engulfs NZ, colder air coming but first more downpours & T-storms (+8 Maps)

Today’s weather improves for some but we’re not finished yet with these complex low pressure systems, now the colder air…

Pine pollen appears! A sign spring is arriving … along with allergies

In northern NZ in particular one of the classic signs of spring arriving is falling pine pollen – which yesterday…

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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…