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NZ VIDEO: Frosts, gales – but then an uptick in temperatures next week

There may be a bit of a breather coming for those tired of the wind and cold – but in spring style it’s “complicated”. The next polar surge is moving up NZ today and Friday, before easing this weekend....

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NZ VIDEO: Severe weather risks as next blast moves in, frost risk to follow

Severe gales, subtropical winds, polar air, mountain snow and widespread frosts are all in the forecast for the coming days…

NZ VIDEO: Several cold fronts for rest of September – we track the next two fronts

More windy westerlies, sometimes damaging, are on the way as cold fronts with polar air continue to blast over New…

NZ VIDEO: Damaging gales possible this week & weekend as spring winds continue

More gusty westerlies are in the forecast this week and weekend with gales and damaging gales possible. Rain will be…

NZ VIDEO: Tracking the spring westerly gales over the coming weekend & next week

Surges of windy weather, with some damage potential, is in the NZ forecast off and on for at least another…

NZ VIDEO: Stormy Saturday as gales move in nationwide

A low pressure zone (currently exiting Sydney area) will quickly track across the Tasman Sea today, with rain and some…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:13pm on Thu 18 September 2025
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WeatherWatchTV on YouTube climbs over 100K subscribers, joins global club of just 0.7%

WeatherWatchTV now has over 100,000 subscribers, larger than Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and far exceeding the NZ Government’s Niwa Weather…

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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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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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