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Wednesday’s national forecast

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty Fairly cloudy with the odd shower about, mainly afternoon on wards then easing…

Rain moves in – The Big Picture on Wednesday

On Wednesday we have a northwesterly airflow over New Zealand, meaning cloud, drizzle, and rain moving in to some parts…

Opinion: El Nino not living up to hype…for now

Across New Zealand there’s a theme emerging.  Recent polls at WeatherWatch.co.nz back it up too. It’s been a cold and…

1:30pm Temp Map (x2): Hot spots in the east of both islands

Some pockets of the east of both islands are hot today as the nor’west flow continues to blow through.  Winds…

Calm and sunny, but not for long – Tuesday’s Weather Video

Sunny and calm weather may be the situation around much of the country through Tuesday, but it’s not sticking around…

Bad weather delays Fox Glacier recovery

The wait continues today at Fox Glacier, with bad weather continuing to hold up a recovery operation following the weekend’s…

Rough end to the week

Gales are coming back – in the form of a very strong nor’wester developing this Thursday in the South Island…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A north to northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, strongest over the South Island. A warm days for eastern…

Another strong northwesterly – The Big Picture on Tuesday

Another northwesterly airflow sits over New Zealand on Tuesday, becoming brisk to strong over the South Island. The North Island…

El Niño update – Monday’s Weather Video

The start of summer may be written on many of our calendars next week but the spring pattern this year,…

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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…