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Weather Video (Tues): Huge high pushes in, westerlies wait in the wings

Sunny, calm, weather is spreading across the country but we track a few showery areas to the very north and…

Photo of the Day (um, night)

It has been a gloomy start to August across northern New Zealand – but the clearing skies last night and…

Still settled – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

High pressure brings mainly settled weather today, as some heavy morning rain clears Northland. Wednesday is mainly settled once again…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southeasterly airflow lies over the North Island today, while the South Island has high pressure. It’s mainly settled across…

Weather Video: Your week ahead

Finally dry, calm weather is pushing in across most of the nation as a large Aussie high rolls on in….

The Big Picture on Tuesday

A southeasterly airflow lies over the North Island on Tuesday while a ridge of high pressure affects the South Island….

5 years ago today: Historic snow falls in Auckland & to sea level across NZ

Five years ago an Antarctic blast of historic proportions hit New Zealand. It was clear in advance this was going…

The news story & forecast you probably won’t click & read

There’s something we’ve learned over our decade producing forecasts – sunny, dry, calm weather isn’t exactly a ratings winner, even…

Looking settled – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Over the next three days the weather is mainly settled due to high pressure. There are areas of cloud and…

Monday’s national forecast

A low and front bring some rain to the west of the South Island this morning then clears in the afternoon….

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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…