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Large ice sheet ‘very close’ to breaking away from Antarctica

A rift in an Antarctic ice shelf will soon create one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, according to scientists….

Australia – Frosty start to winter continues

The start of winter has been remarkably cold for much of southern and eastern Australia, with some areas experiencing their…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front lies over Northland / Auckland this morning, it gradually weakens and moves north as the day moves along….

VIDEO: Your Official Queen’s Birthday Weekend Forecast

Our last long weekend in nearly five months is upon us and the forecast is a bit messy but there…

Unreal mate! When the weather perfectly matches the coastline (+Map)

Every now and then a weather map looks, well, beautiful. Last night (Thurday) there was a cool set up to…

10:30am Rain Radar – Parts of Northland getting drenched

Latest tax funded rain radar shows pockets of very heavy rain around northern New Zealand. Areas in blue (esp bright…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Fri, Sat, Sun

A front slowly pushes southwards over Northland and Auckland today, this front hooked into a low which is centred just…

Animated Rain Radar: Wet coming in to the north

The rain clouds are here in the north. As a sizeable low in the Tasman Sea slowly tracks eastwards it…

Friday’s national forecast

A front slowly pushes southwards over Northland and Auckland today, this front hooked into a low which is centred just…

Winter begins, days still shrinking – but ‘solar winter’ ends in early August as days get longer again

June 1st marks the start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere on the meteorological calendar and already people are asking…

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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…