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NZ next 7 days: A heatwave, isolated severe thunderstorms and a tropical depression (+Maps)

There is a lot going on with temperatures several degrees above normal, inland severe thunderstorms and now a tropical depression…

North Island thunderstorm outbreak – flash flooding, hail risks

UPDATED 6:38pm — BREAKING NEWS — As forecast daytime heating plus humidity is leading to severe thunderstorms with a rapid…

Weather Video: More heat, more thunderstorms and late next week a tropical low

We have a lot of weather packed into the next week with temperatures lifting into the mid to late 30s…

RainWatch – Friday 26th January 2018

An anticyclone covers New Zealand today, remnants from a southerly change on Thursday evening brings a mostly cloudy day for the…

Friday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers New Zealand today, remnants from a southerly change on Thursday evening brings a mostly cloudy day for the…

Deep tropical low to unravel over New Zealand next week (+4 Maps)

A deep low in the Coral Sea/north Tasman Sea early next week will quickly drop south into the New Zealand…

Weather Video: Tropical trouble coming next week as storm heads towards NZ

A storm from the tropics is coming our way almost exactly one month after the last one – and it…

Inland afternoon downpours with isolated thunder continue next few days (+Maps)

More heavy afternoon downpours are expected across New Zealand over the next few days, some with isolated thunderstorms – possibly…

RainWatch – Thursday 25th January 2018

A ridge hangs over New Zealand today, becoming unstable this afternoon / evening about some inland parts of both islands….

Thursday’s national forecast

A ridge hangs over New Zealand today, becoming unstable this afternoon / evening about some inland parts of both islands….

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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…