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The Big Picture on Monday

An anticyclone brings mainly sunny and settled conditions to New Zealand on Monday. The outllook for Monday is almost nothing…

Poll Results: A warm response to frosts

The results of our latest poll suggest New Zealanders aren’t the biggest fans of the warmer than average weather we’ve…

Let it snow! The 26 best photos sent in during the Antarctic blast

Wind chills below zero, strong southerlies – it was a wintry Saturday over New Zealand. For the most part this…

Sunday’s national forecast – the Antarctic blasts eases

Across today the Antarctic blast over the country gets pushed further and further east of New Zealand thanks to an incoming…

MBIE completes weather data review…now what will the NZ Government do?

The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) Tuesday confirmed to WeatherWatch.co.nz that their side of the open weather data…

VIDEO: Antarctic blast peaks this weekend with snow AND sun

Air temperatures are about to plummet – for some it will be the second time in 24 hours, but this…

Antarctic blast now up to Northland – much of NZ cold (or colder)

Updated 2:39pm — A southerly change from around Antarctica has blasted across New Zealand today bringing snow to low levels,…

Antarctic Blast: Bitterly cold in South Island, cold change approaches northern NZ

Updated 10:12am — The southerly blast has brought even colder air into the South Island this morning. Dunedin has a…

Saturday’s national forecast

Strong cold southwesterlies lie over New Zealand today, a front pushes over the North Island this morning then moving off…

Antarctic Blast arrives! Southland, Otago, Canterbury near freezing

Updated 10:43pm — The second cold blast has arrived and this is the main Antarctic southerly, which is now sweeping…

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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…