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Today: Some rain, some drizzle, some wind & some cold

New Zealand has two sets of weather at the moment, colder air in the South Island and sub-tropical air in…

Thursday’s national forecast

A cold front combines with a warm front coming out of a low in the Tasman Sea today over central…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Thursday

A cold front combines with a warm front coming out of a low in the Tasman Sea on Thursday over…

New Zealand Winter Solstice: Wednesday June 21st, 4:24pm

The shortest day of the year is upon us – the day with the least amount of available sunlight is…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical low – a detailed forecast for NZ

Today is the Winter Solstice but the shortest day of the year in New Zealand won’t be especially cold, especially…

Tracking the worst of the wind and rain next few days

There are some mighty dramatic news headlines in New Zealand this week about the incoming low pressure system from the…

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

A ridge weakens over New Zealand today then a front slowly moves southwards over the upper North Island later this…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge weakens over New Zealand today then a front slowly moves southwards over the upper North Island later today,…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Wednesday

A ridge weakens over New Zealand on Wednesday then a front slowly moves southwards over the upper North Island later…

Messy end to the week as sub-tropical low moves through

High pressure is dominating New Zealand for the first half of this week, but by Thursday and Friday a deepening…

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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…