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Unsettled weather returns as further low pressure moves in, more concerning rain for Canterbury too

A large area of low pressure is moving towards New Zealand this weekend and brings a fair bit of weather…

The weather pattern NZ has had since March will linger to December

The latest climate forecast from Australia’s public forecaster may not be the best news for those New Zealanders expecting a…

Weather Video: Big weekend low + climate outlook for rest of 2017

We have warm sub-tropical nor’westers returning to parts of the country today and Thursday and mild still on Friday. The…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Wed, Thu, Fri

A frontal feature pushes over the North Island this morning, weakening as it goes coming in from the west. Later…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A frontal feature pushes over the North Island this morning, weakening as it goes coming in from the west. Later…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Wednesday

A frontal feature pushes over the North Island on Wednesday morning, weakening as it goes coming in from the west….

Western Australia withstands another strong front, now marching towards NZ

Southwestern districts of WA have once again been lashed by severe weather during the last 24 hours. A strong cold…

Weather Video: Windy then (another) big low moves in for the weekend

Things are about to warm up and get windier for many places. While Tuesday is somewhat of a transition day…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Tue, Wed, Thu

A westerly quarter airflow lies over the North Island today, an early morning trough moves through from the west then…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A westerly quarter airflow lies over the North Island today, an early morning trough moves through from the west then…

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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…