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Tropical storms north of NZ to merge this week to create one low the size of Australia
It’s stormy north of New Zealand with at least 4 low pressure systems, one of which was a tropical cyclone…
Cyclone Neil forms, poses direct threat to Tonga today, another bigger storm possible days later (+3 Maps)
Tropical Cyclone Neil has formed east of Fiji and will track southwards towards Tonga, caught up in a large area…
Weather Video: Your weekend forecast + tracking the several tropical lows now forming
The weekend looks fairly settled in most of the main centres but some of the rural areas may be impacted…
International Weather: What is the polar vortex?
Parts of America are experiencing bitterly cold weather this week as temperatures drop to record-challenging lows in some central and…
Weather Video: Your Weekend weather, outlook for Waitangi Day and a look at the tropics
A colder change is moving up the country for Friday and Saturday and while some will have a significant refreshing…
Tropics looking highly active in mid February, rain and humid wind might impact NZ (+2 Maps)
It’s looking increasingly likely that the tropics will impact New Zealand’s weather as we head towards the middle of February…
Video: A cool change coming for NZ + latest on Waitangi Day, also temps lower than -50C grip USA
We have a significant cool change arriving on Friday with many in the South Island dropping from the low to…
Waitangi Day may be wet for some + Tropics really changing shape north of NZ next week
Easterlies are about to dominate northern New Zealand and humidity levels may be about to lift further as the tropics…
February Tropics Alert: Cyclone risk north of NZ set to rapidly rise (+4 Maps)
There’s a fairly high chance that conditions north of New Zealand in the tropics will be active in the first…
Tropics active north of Australia, but not north of NZ – but that may change in February
WeatherWatch.co.nz continues to monitor the tropics closely for rain makers now that large portions of New Zealand are starting to…
