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Cyclone Debbie slamming Queensland

Cyclone Debbie remains a powerful Category 4 tropical cyclone and it likely to be this strength and category as it…

Heat + humidity = big downpours

Northern New Zealand is fairly humid at the moment and combined with the heat it’s making for some big daytime…

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

Anticyclonic conditions for most today although weak low pressure lies over the upper North Island. A subtropical feed brings some…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Anticyclonic conditions for most on Tuesday although weak low pressure lies over the upper North Island. Northland, Auckland, Waikato &…

Special Weather Video: Cyclone Debbie nears Australia

In our first weather video of 2017 we bring you a special update on Cyclone Debbie as it now reaches…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Tuesday

Anticyclonic conditions for most on Tuesday although weak low pressure lies over the upper North Island. Sunny spells for the…

Cyclone Debbie reaches “severe” Category 3

Cyclone Debbie continues to move towards Queensland on Monday with landfall still likely on Tuesday. WeatherWatch.co.nz says the storm hasn’t strengthened…

Southland & Otago steal back summer this week

A warm airflow across New Zealand means a warm week is on the way for Southland and Otago. There have…

New Zealand’s media doesn’t understand what a “Weather Bomb” is

For years we’ve been trying to help the New Zealand news media stop misusing the term “weather bomb” but it…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Mon, Tue, Wed

A low is centred out to the west of the North Island today bringing in a humid northerly quarter airflow,…

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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…