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VIDEO: 7 Day RainWatch – Tracking the showers, southerlies & high pressure

High pressure is dominating NZ for the next week – but there are some showers and cooler changes in the mix. Nothing too major on the horizon with a low chance of severe weather over the coming week. Many regions will be...

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VIDEO: High pressure returns, still some showers – the outlook to next Wed.

High pressure is moving back in – but we’re not done with the random showers here and there around the…

NZ VIDEO: Low pressure creates instability today + temp changes in week ahead

Low pressure is covering the North Island for Wednesday then departs slowly on Thursday to the east as high pressure…

VIDEO: Tracking NZ’s wet weather – and who misses out

Next video update is Wednesday — An Autumn cold front and low pressure are moving in to NZ over the…

VIDEO: Classic Autumn blast coming, double digit temp drop for parts of SI

Hotter and windier nor-west weather kicks in over NZ this weekend ahead of a classic Autumn cold front on Monday…

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…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 1:20am on Sun 23 March 2025

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)

From our Education archives — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not only similar…

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