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Afternoon thunderstorms and heavy downpours this weekend in NZ – we track where (+3 Maps)

An area of lower air pressure over the Tasman sea is slowly approaching New Zealand. Between this area of low…

Tropical Cyclone Joyce to weaken today, but rainfall totals exceptionally high

Tropical Cyclone Joyce is located to the southeast of Port Hedland, Western Australia as of 11am NZT. The cyclone is…

RainWatch – Saturday 13th January 2018

A large high sits out to the east of New Zealand today, a north to northeasterly airflow flows around this…

Saturday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Areas of cloud and some sun, isolated showers may develop in the afternoon about Northland, also western…

New Zealand: Expected rainfall totals across Friday and Saturday (+8 Maps)

A weak area of low pressure in the eastern Tasman Sea will fall apart today but lend a helping hand…

Cyclone Joyce to hit NW Australia, major flooding threat as half a metre of rain forecast

Tropical Cyclone Joyce is located in the north sea of Western Australia and over the past six hours is slowly…

RainWatch – Friday 12th January 2018

A low pressure system centred just west of the South Island in the Tasman Sea continues to churn away today…

Friday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny areas and some high cloud, may be an isolated shower late afternoon / evening about some…

Heavy rain causes flooding in Greymouth (+3 PHOTOS)

Heavy rain yesterday, overnight and this morning has lead to flooding in Greymouth on the West Coast with more rain…

Next week: Spring-like pattern for half the country will bring rain to both islands

A day by day forecast for next week — If you’re in the South Island and lower North Island the…

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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…