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Showers for north eastern NZ, heavy rain for south western NZ (+4 Maps)

A well-marked cold front from the Southern Ocean lies over Fiordland, bringing persistent rainfall. Rainfall rates in Fiordland and southern Westland will…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

Today we have a ridge of high pressure covering most of New Zealand, an easterly airflow moving around this ridge…

Monday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure covers most of New Zealand today, an easterly airflow moving around this ridge pushes over…

Monday’s weather outlook

On Monday we have a ridge of high pressure covering most of New Zealand, an easterly airflow moving around this…

Outlook for the week ahead

This coming week is mostly dominated by high pressure however a front moves northwards over the country during Wednesday and…

New MetOcean wave buoy in place south of NZ just in time for big storm

Realtime and open data means New Zealanders can now see storms live in action in the Southern Ocean thanks to…

Sunday national forecast for New Zealand

Some of the remnants of what was short lived Cyclone Linda last week lies just north of Cape Reinga. High…

A cool Saturday but a warmer Sunday (+4 Maps)

This weekend New Zealand’s weather is dominated by a high pressure anchored on the east of the SouthIsland. For Saturday…

Australia: Cyclone Marcus may affect Perth in a week, another cyclone may follow

Cyclone Marcus formed Friday in northern Australia and is tracking westwards along the northern coastline and will pass Darwin today…

Poll Results: People are starting to use heating now

The results from our latest poll have been interesting to watch over the past week with cooler air in some…

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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…