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Cold air moving up NZ, winds increasing again – the latest Maps (x6)

Colder air is moving up the country with snow lowering in the South Island and hail showers and squalls moving…

Sunday’s national forecast – here comes the colder air

Friday was a windy day, now we have the coldest day or two coming in and it also comes with…

2019 Solar Winter ends this weekend, but then it may get colder

Saturday marked the end of the Solar Winter in the southern hemisphere – the 3 months with the least amount…

Rain and Snow Accumulation Maps next 2 to 5 days (+4 Maps)

We have plenty of rain and snow coming in for New Zealand in the days ahead, most of it falling…

VIDEO: Stormy and sunny spells this weekend + August sees a weather pattern change

We’re in for a rough weekend and a wintry kick off to next week as a Southern Ocean storm falls…

Saturday’s national forecast

A cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front hits the lower South Island later this afternoon /…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

Southwesterlies lies over the country on Saturday, a front moves onto the lower South Island late afternoon / evening, reaching…

NZ’s weather in InfoGraphics – Friday, Saturday and Sunday maps

A storm is approaching the South Island today and will unravel over NZ bringing a windy, wintry weekend and start…

15m waves, 1m of snow, severe gales, squally rain – Here are 4 maps to make sense of it all

A Southern Ocean storm is pouncing on the South Island today bringing 15 metre waves to the remote south west…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A low pressure system south of New Zealand flicks a cold front and associated cold air over New Zealand today….

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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…

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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…