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South Island rain on Thursday shifts to North Island downpours on Friday (+4 Maps)

A weak area of low pressure in the Tasman Sea is fuelling rain clouds around the South Island with heavy…

RainWatch – Thursday 11th January 2018

A front lies over the upper South Island today connected into a low pressure system that lies just west of…

Thursday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Any morning cloud breaks to sunny areas and high cloud, west to northwesterly winds. Temperatures reaching into…

NZ next few days: Rain, sun, thunderstorms and growing heat (+5 Maps)

The next few days sees patchy rain moving up the South Island placing moisture in the North Island and with…

RainWatch – Wednesday 10th January 2018

A front straddles the upper South Island today, linking into a low pressure system in the Tasman Sea. Meanwhile a…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Any morning cloud breaks to sunny areas and some high cloud, although some mid level cloud may…

Rest of this week: Small low to develop over NZ (+5 Maps)

Persistent wet weather is going to affect the West Coast with big fluctuations in daytime temperatures for some in the…

RainWatch – Tuesday 09th January 2018

Anticyclonic conditions cover most of New Zealand today, a weak area of high pressure sits off the east coast of…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly sunny with a touch of high cloud possible, west to southwesterly winds. About the Bay Of…

Next few days: Rainy weather coming for West Coasters, even Canterbury (+3 Maps)

Rainy days are coming to the West Coast from today and it may last until Thursday after a dry hot spell…

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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…