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Snow on the southern ranges but subtropical northerlies for NZ by Sunday (+4 Maps)

Another dusting of snow on the South Island mountains this morning has left a few people asking if this is…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A southwesterly airflow weakens over New Zealand today with a series of fronts brushing eastern coastal areas, easing and moving…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow weakens over New Zealand today with a series of fronts brushing eastern coastal areas, easing and moving…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A southwesterly airflow weakens over New Zealand on Tuesday with a series of fronts brushing eastern coastal areas, easing and…

Weather Video: Your forecast up until Saturday

There’s a lot going on weatherwise around New Zealand with a colder southerly affecting Southland and the West Coast for…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A slack pressure gradient could lead to some unstable weather over the upper North Island today meanwhile a series of…

Monday’s national forecast

A slack pressure gradient brings the risk of some unstable weather for the upper North Island this afternoon meanwhile a…

Perfect storm caused Nelson flooding – MetOcean

By MetOcean — On February 1, Fehi caused storm surges along New Zealand’s west coast, impacting coastal communities in many…

Northern thunderstorms, Southern winds and another brief cool down (+4 Maps)

Downpours are dotted across the upper North Island today with some heavier downpours with isolated thunderstorms forecast later today in…

Poll Results: Most NZers want a cooler February and a cooler start to February you shall have!

The results of our latest poll, which kicked off at the end of January, shows the majority want February to…

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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…