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Archives for December 2015

A calm Christmas in store – The Big Picture on Friday

Christmas day brings quite settled conditions across the country, with cloud, sun and some gentle breezes in store for most…

The Live Santa Tracker is back for 2015!

The WeatherWatch.co.nz Santa Tracker is back, this year with many thanks to Husqvarna. Kids, you can now start to send…

Hit & miss downpours bring smiles to many

A very narrow line of downpours – surrounded by light drizzly patches – continues to lay stalled over northern NZ….

USA – ‘Warmest Christmas on record’ in store for many

Record-breaking warmth will grip much of the central and eastern states through Christmas Day and into this weekend, continuing what…

A calm lead-in to Christmas – Thursday´s #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook

While most of the country gears up for the big day on Friday, the weather is settling right down –…

Thursday’s national forecast

Anticyclones lie either side of New Zealand in the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean respectively today, a weak area or…

‘Twas the day before Christmas – The Big Picture on Thursday

Weather on Christmas Eve is dominated by two high pressure systems, one in the Tasman Sea and one east of…

Your Christmas day (and beyond) Weather Video

In our final weather video of 2015, we track the showers and rain for Christmas Eve in the north, and…

Unprecedented ´drought on a drought´ ravages North Canterbury

North Canterbury is in the midst of an unprecedented “drought on a drought”. The region’s been dealing with below average…

2015 Christmas Day Forecast – Mostly dry, but we track the showers

Updated Wednesday AM — The big high we forecast two weeks ago is still approaching New Zealand for Christmas Day and…