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Scorching week for Australia’s interior, close to 50 degrees C

Much of Australia’s interior is to heat to the forties each day for a week, some parts hitting 45 degrees…

The oceans are warming faster than scientists thought

By Jen Christensen & Brandon Miller, CNN — The world’s oceans are warming at an accelerated rate and are much…

Aviation: Boeing’s radical ‘transonic’ wing design could mean higher, faster airplanes

The future looks interesting for air passengers, with a raft of new designs in the pipeline promising faster planes capable…

Saturday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers the South Island today meanwhile a southeasterly airflow moving around this high lies over the North Island….

RainWatch – Friday 11th Jan (+Forecast Rain Accumulation Map to midnight Sunday)

We have showers across New Zealand for Friday with the South Island exposed to higher rainfall totals but rain clouds…

Friday’s national forecast

A slight south to south west flow covers New Zealand today with disintegrating fronts leaving areas of showers behind in…

RainWatch – Thursday 10th, January 2019

There are two cold fronts bringing rain into New Zealand today and tonight, the first one is moving up the…

Thursday’s national forecast

A cold front moves up the South Island today bringing rain to the West Coast for a time and possibly…

Maps x 2: Expected NZ rainfall and current wave heights

High pressure covers much of New Zealand but a cold front is moving up the South Island for Thursday bringing…

Rainwatch – Wednesday 9th January 2019

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile northwesterlies build further south, a front pushes onto the lower South…

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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…