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Cyclone Pola forms north east of NZ, tracking our way but should be blocked by high pressure
As WeatherWatch.co.nz exclusively forecast last week a new cyclone has just formed east of Fiji. The storm has been named…
VIDEO: Two tropical cyclones may form north of NZ before March 5 as high pressure dominates here
WeatherWatch.co.nz is monitoring two areas of concern that may produce more cyclones. The first has a moderate to high chance…
Agitators are just what NZ needs to break stubborn big anticyclones
New Zealand needs an agitator, or two, to troll and break the big stubborn highs that just won’t budge as…
Are droughts starting to develop in parts of NZ? We examine as March kicks off very dry (+5 Maps)
The Tasman Sea is being dominated by high pressure and it’s killing off our rainmakers with more of the same…
Monday colder than normal for half of NZ, but most of NZ colder than normal tonight (+3 Maps)
A refreshing southerly change has now spread nationwide and has dropped temperatures by a few to several below where they…
Video: High & dry weather to dominate much of NZ this week, meanwhile tropics still active
High pressure is rolling in to New Zealand this week, the same high that helped tear apart Cyclone Oma at…
Updated Rainfall Accumulation Maps (x2) plus Temperature Maps (x2) showing colder change
Sunday will gradually become a windier day for a number of regions with central New Zealand (upper South Island, lower North…
Fairly dry Saturday but a colder, windier, Sunday coming (+5 Maps, including updated Forecast Rainfall)
The main rain band is sliding out to east sea east of the upper North Island as of Saturday morning…
Oma downgraded to Ex-Tropical Cyclone but about to do U-turn back north into the tropics (+7 Maps)
UPDATED 3:45pm Saturday — Cyclone Oma has this afternoon been downgraded to an Ex-Tropical Cyclone by Australian forecasters at the…
Video: Cyclone Oma stalls, but NZ has wind & rain from another low + a new cyclone next week?
Blurb: New Zealand has some rough weather on Sunday as a cold southerly moves up the country bringing gales to…
