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Kiwi climate change poll has stunning results as Niwa attacks MetService
A recent poll asking how concerned New Zealanders are about the climate has produced a shock result and suggests the…
Early Summer? Warmer than average airflows may dominate NZ for weeks (+7 Maps)
Parts of New Zealand have had five days with temperatures several degrees above normal and this may continue on. Latest…
VIDEO: November ends warmer than normal, December kicks off stormier
A huge storm in the Southern Ocean next week will brush NZ bringing an unsettled start to December while November…
5 and 10 day NZ rainfall outlooks – many places look dry (+4 Maps)
Heavy rain returns to the West Coast but elsewhere rainfall totals look set to remain below normal in many regions….
VIDEO: Cyclone Rita near Vanuatu, plus a Southern Ocean storm for NZ next week
WeatherWatch.co.nz is tracking two storm systems, one right now north of NZ near Vanuatu (Cyclone Rita) and the other is…
Southern Ocean storm to bring windy first week of December to NZ (+3 Maps)
The last week of November will be warmer and drier than average in many regions while December looks to kick…
VIDEO: Cyclone Rita forms near Vanuatu but most of NZ hotter & drier than normal
The first tropical cyclone of the South Pacific Cyclone Season has formed near Vanuatu, we have the latest tracking. In…
Cyclone Rita forms near Vanuatu, high pressure should block it from NZ (+2 Maps)
The first tropical cyclone of 2019-2020 season has formed just east of Vanuatu and will peak in strength over the…
Sunday’s national forecast
A high is parked to NZ’s north west while a sub-tropical low is parked to our north east. This set…
Heatwave likely for inland South Island as big dry moves in to North Island (+10 Maps)
Heatwave criteria is being challenged through the South Island’s interior as the North Island enters a significant dry spell. Daytime…
