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Boxing Day: Some rain moving through along with a cool down for many (+4 Maps)

A cold front is crossing the country and with it comes a temperature drop and a bit of rain. Much…

Boxing Day national forecast

A cold front moves up the country today, dropping temperatures in the South Island and dropping some rain in the…

Rain Watch – Monday 25th December 2017

For most of the North Island conditions are looking fairly dry today, an isolated shower or two may pop up…

Christmas Day 2017 – National Forecast

Upper North Island Expect cloudy areas and occasional sun, there may be an isolated shower late afternoon / evening for…

Santa Tracker 2017

The Santa Tracker has been switched off for 2017! By law we must switch it off at 11pm on Christmas…

Your official Christmas Day forecast (+4 Maps)

WeatherWatch.co.nz’s Christmas Day forecast for 2017 shows a cold front moving into the West Coast bringing rain later and hotter…

Cold front moves up NZ Christmas Day & Boxing Day – expected rainfall totals (+8 Maps)

A northerly flow will build over the country today and across Christmas Day with a cold front moving up the…

Poll Results: NZers share their ideal forecast for Christmas Day

The results of our latest poll may be a little surprising to some with 44% of those who responded hoping…

Christmas Eve National Forecast!

High pressure drifts further east today but most places remain dry and warm with northerly quarter winds. Some afternoon downpours…

Expected rainfall totals over the next few days in NZ (+5 Maps)

Daytime downpours and a cold front moving up the country will both be welcome by many New Zealanders dealing with…

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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…