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Large low = chopping & changing forecasts next several days

Expect weather forecasts to shift around a bit over the weekend and across next week in some regions as a large low pressure zone engulfs the New Zealand area with thunderstorms, downpours, heavy rain and wind… along with large dr...

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Large low lingers for weekend & next week

Large lows don’t always equal severe weather – but a low pressue zone larger than New Zealand looks to hang…

Unsettled weekend, but not raining for all, as large low forms

Windy westerlies are the main feature of weather for the next day or two, before a low pressure system grows…

Autumn westerlies kick in, large weekend low coming

This week we switch gears, shifting into a more classic Autumn weather pattern with cold fronts, windy westerlies and nor’westers,…

NZ (SUN): Cyclone Vaianu moves across the North Island

Cyclone Vaianu made landfall in Bay of Plenty this afternoon and is now moving into Hawke’s Bay, with the centre…

NZ (SAT): Updated forecast for Cyclone Vaianu

We have the latest tracking of Vaianu as the subtropical cyclone moves into the upper North Island tonight, and across…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 7:50pm on Fri 17 April 2026
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ClimateWatch: NOVEMBER’s outlook as high pressure lifts in NZ, low pressure grows in Oz.

In our monthly “ClimateWatch” forecast the first week of November in NZ looks settled and mostly dry, while Australia and…

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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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