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A summer storm that looks more like a winter one for NZ this week – full details (+20 Maps)
Damaging gales over 150km/h, waves up to 13 metres, a metre of snow on the tops of the Southern Alps…
Sunday’s national forecast – Southern Ocean low creates burst of unsettled weather (+7 Maps)
High pressure slips off the North Island this morning as a storm near southern NZ tracks past. Showers move in…
Severe gales, rain, snow, 12 metre waves due as two Southern Ocean storms about to impact NZ (+9 Maps)
An unseasonable change is on the way – brought on by two significant storms tracking very near NZ in the…
Saturday’s national forecast – Make the most of today, NZ! (+8 Maps)
High pressure is sliding off New Zealand slowly today as Southern Ocean storms move closer to us. These storms will…
VIDEO: Southern Ocean storms to disrupt summer for some in NZ
A series of storms in the Southern Ocean are about to put Summer on hold for around five days in…
VIDEO: Windy, colder, changes on the way
Our videos are back for 2021 and what good timing with Southern Ocean storms on the way along with windy…
Unsettled weather returning as La Nina splutters for NZ (+2 Maps)
We’re now in the peak La Nina phase but as WeatherWatch exclusively forecast last year, it’s not having a major…
Hit and miss. Rain brings flooding to Otago, thunderstorms & hail across both islands. Others miss out. (20+ Maps)
UPDATED 6:06pm — Thunderstorms continue to expand and subtract across various regions as clouds bubble away in the afternoon warmth….
Extensive 2020 Review: The top weather headlines and weather images
We take a look back at the biggest weather news headlines, images and our personal thoughts of 2020. These stories…
VIDEO: Our final video for 2020 – How Christmas and beyond is shaping up
The humid, warm, weather across many parts of NZ will be pushed away on Christmas Day but a colder southerly…
