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NZ: Cold & windy, then calm & frosty

Downpours, some squally with the chance of thunderstorms and even small tornadoes are possible for parts of NZ over Friday…

WeatherWatch App launches real-time local lightning tracker

A bolt out of the blue! WeatherWatch has launched a live, real-time lightning tracker, enabling Kiwis to gain access to data provided by the…

Wind, rain, showers & a noticeable temperature drop for all

It will be a colder weekend right across NZ as a sub-Antarctic southerly blows through, bringing frosts, snow flurries and…

Polar airflows set to bring cold weekend to NZ

Nor-west winds will be building over parts of NZ going into Thursday with rain on the West Coast becoming heavy…

Update on incoming cold change for NZ

High pressure still covers NZ but that will slide offshore as we go into Friday and the weekend as a…

Wintry blast coming this weekend, everyone will feel the temperature drop

A significant cold change is coming in this weekend, starting as early as Friday for the lower South Island and…

Tracking the showers & a potential wintry blast late next week

NZ is on the edge of high pressure with anticyclones moving through at times over the next several days bringing…

Some polar airflows but more high pressure to affect NZ’s weather

Showers are in the forecast over the next several days, we track where and when they occur – but there…

Tracking the showers & colder changes

High pressure isn’t over NZ, but is nearby – and it’s affecting our airflows and who gets wet weather and…

Westerlies continue, sub-tropical for some

West to north-west winds blow through the South Island and lower North Island today bring heavy West Coast rain and…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…