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Friday’s national forecast

A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over the country today, showers for some eastern areas. Dry and sunny for the…

Gradual improvement – Situation & outlook for Friday

The strong southwesterly airflow which brought rough and cold weather to a lot of the country today will ease after…

UPDATE: Marlborough fire continues

A helicopter fighting the massive Marlborough fire has crashed.  It’s understood the pilot has escaped unscathed in the accident this…

POLL RESULTS: Most kiwis are self confessed ‘weather tragics’

Well, we asked for it, and we got it! We wanted to know just how many of our readers were…

RainWatch: Rain eases early in north, hail & thunder in south

Updated 7:46am — Rain arrived earlier than forecast on Wednesday for northern New Zealand – and therefore cleared earlier today….

Weather risks on Thursday – rain, thunder and wind

As we’ve been anticipating all week, the ex-tropical cyclone Ola will have its final say in our weather today –…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front lying over the upper North Island clears away to the northeast this morning, meaning rain and showers associated…

Weather Video: Waitangi Weekend weather

A cooler change moves in on Friday bringing showers – but clearing some of the rain from northern areas. Waitangi…

Moving north – Situation & outlook for Thursday

Ex tropical cyclone Ola will have its final say on the country’s weather tomorrow, as it moves across the upper…

Ocean warming ‘significant’ scientists say

The ocean is warming, and although it’s not by much, climate experts say it’s significant. A new study shows that…

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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…