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Thursday’s national forecast

A colder southwesterly airflow lies over the country today, most regions will see showers for a time today. Northland, Auckland,…

Showers around the country – The Big Picture on Thursday

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country on Thursday, while a front is set to move over the North Island…

Wind, heat and more wind – Wednesday’s Weather Video

Aussie’s heatwave is affecting the eastern side of New Zealand for the second day in a row, in particular –…

Cool change sweeps into South, temperatures plummet dramatically in minutes

The heatwave in the South Island is ending abuptly as the predicted cooler change sweeps in. In the past hour…

Hot across the east of New Zealand (+5 Maps)

It’s a fairly hot afternoon for many in the east with the mercury hovering around the mid to late 20s…

Record temperatures for Canterbury as mercury rises near 30 degrees

Cantabrians can be forgiven for thinking they’re already in the middle of summer after the region recorded record-breaking temperatures yesterday…

USA – Dams breach, death toll rises after South Carolina flooding

Just In – The rain may have stopped, but South Carolina is grappling with a host of new concerns: Dam…

Christchurch temperatures close in on 30 degrees

Temps surge in Christchurch At 10am it was 23 degrees in Christchurch – already quite warm for an early October morning….

Temps over 30 degrees expected in the east again (+ 10am temp map)

Updated — In the past hour the temperatures have soared in eastern parts of the South Island yet again as…

More wind on the way – #WeatherRisks on Wednesday

It’s shaping up to be another windy one on Wednesday, with the strong northwest airflow still dominating our skies at…

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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…