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Thursday’s national forecast

A northerly airflow increases over the South Island today while the North Island sits under a weak area of low…

Low is on the way – Thursday’s situation & outlook

Thursday’s shaping up to be a little more action packed, with a reasonably large low pressure system sitting to the…

Dry Martinborough runs out of water

Taps ran dry in Martinborough last Friday after water reservoirs ran out and an alarm, which is supposed to warn…

Eruption in Tonga strands hundreds of travelers

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of…

Showers in the east: Weather risks on Wednesday

There won’t be anything extreme in today’s weather to worry about, as has been the case pretty much all year…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A narrow and weak area of low pressure lies over much of the country today while equally weak areas of…

Low and weak – Wednesday’s situation & outlook

A few weak areas of low pressure will surround and move across the country, while the high pressure zones which…

Tongan volcano eruption puts flights on alert

A large ash cloud from a volcano in Tonga is starting to affect flights in the region and aviation authorities…

Australia: SA and Central Aus drenched in ‘the big wet’

The Central Australian big wet has dumped more than half the annual average rainfall in the last six days.  The…

Isolated showers in places: Weather risks for Tuesday

Once again it’s looking fairly clear today, though there are a few risks of showers about parts of the North…

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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…