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Between two anticyclones: Tuesday’s situation & outlook

On Tuesday we have two anticyclones, one centred either side of New Zealand – connected by a ridge of high…

Weather Video: Dry until end of February

The forecast for most of New Zealand for the rest of February is a mostly dry one – however we…

RainWatch: Mainly dry, but a few heavy showers

New Zealand is now truly sliding into a drier weather pattern for the remainder of the month, with the next…

USA: Looming ‘Megadroughts’ could last for decades

As bad as recent droughts in California, the U.S. Southwest and Midwest have been, scientists say far worse “megadroughts” are…

Fairly settled, with a twist – Weather risks on Monday

A settled, pretty dry week is on the way, as we mentioned yesterday, which is good news for the cricket,…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather, southerlies bring some cloud into the eastern North…

Mainly settled week on the way, good for cricket, not good for farmers

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather across New Zealand on Monday, for the South Island morning cloud breaks to sunny…

New Aussie project aims to answer some ‘big questions’ about meteorites

In the wake of this week’s hubbub over the night skies above New Zealand, we were contacted by representatives of…

Do you desperately need rain?

With much of the country suffering in extremely dry conditions, and an official drought announcement made last week for some…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny areas and some cloud, light winds and afternoon sea breezes. A few isolated showers may get…

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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…