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Wellington flooding: Schools evacuated; roads blocked (+VIDEO)

Floods have swamped Wellington, causing schools to evacuate and forcing residents to stay inside as severe rainfall pummels the capital….

A changing scene – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Your warm May continues, though there is rain, showers and strong winds in the forecast for the coming few days…

Thursday’s national forecast

High pressure covers most of New Zealand today, however a weakening front does move off the top of the South…

Summer temperatures into the mid 20s, but in May around midnight?

Updated 10:52pm — New Zealand’s sub-tropical air flow continues, with temperatures tonight not just several degrees above average but getting…

Where is the snow on NZ’s mountains & ski-fields? We explain (+Maps & cams)

The warmer than average Autumn continues with temperatures this week as much as several degrees above average, even more than…

Front vs high – The Big Picture on Thursday

A front sits over central New Zealand on Thursday, and while it weakens a fair amount, it only moves slowly…

Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control after 60,000 evacuated

UPDATED 5:52pm — HAPPENING NOW — A huge wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, destroyed an entire neighbourhood and burned homes and businesses…

VIDEO: Fire chief interviewed about huge fire burning across Fort McMurray, pop 60K

Video just in from CBC News in Canada.  “We’ve had a devastating day,” fire Chief Darby Allen said. “Fort McMurray…

Australia: Rainstorm dumps twice average monthly rainfall in 90 mins

A 90-minute downpour has seen Darwin record more than twice as much rain as usual for the entire month of…

Gusts, rain and high temperatures – Your Weather of Interest for the next 3 days

Wednesday Northerly winds become gusty about eastern regions of the South Island and in the Cook Strait area from 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…