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Tuesday’s weather outlook
A high centred in the Tasman Sea spreads a ridge over New Zealand today bringing mainly settled conditions. For the…
Sunny but cool – The Big Picture on Tuesday
A high pressure system sits over most of New Zealand, though the main centre of this high is out in…
Holiday rain offers no respite for NZ farmers
Days of widespread rainfall might have washed out the holidays for summer campers, but for farmers in many places it’s…
Rainwatch for Jan 4th
Rain or showers clear most western North Island areas early this morning, also Wellington. Rain which may be heavy first…
UPDATE: Tropical Cyclone Ula maintains strength as it hits Fiji
The first tropical cyclone for 2016 is lashing Fiji’s outlying islands, after causing destruction in parts of Tonga. Category three…
Monday’s weather outlook
A southerly airflow lies over most of New Zealand today, about Northland and Auckland winds tend more southwest this morning…
What we learned in 2015 – A mixed winter, too much variety in our weather and a nation of veggie growers
Continuing our review of some of the most popular poll stories in 2015, we looked back at what our readers…
Rainwatch for Jan 3rd
Many regions around the country see rain or showers today as we have a low pressure system moving eastwards across…
Hundreds evacuated after Cyclone Ula hit Tonga
Hundreds of people have evacuated from their homes in Tonga as severe tropical cyclone Ula slammed into the tiny Pacific…
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Morning rain eases to showers by midday, a few sunny areas breaking through. Chance of a heavy…
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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…
