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Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Rain with heavy falls at first this morning then easing to showers by midday. Winds strong from…

POLL RESULTS: Real Xmas trees – a dying breed?

As we approach the holiday season, more and more roadside pine tree sales have been cropping up around the country…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

What a week! We’ve had storms in Australia, the Philippines, global warming and droughts – to top it all off….

Environment: 294m ship berth shocks Waikato marine officers

Marine officers are aghast a 294-metre iron-sands export ship will be allowed to berth close to the rugged Waikato west…

Weather Video: Chance of heavy rain, strong winds in north on Sunday

A mostly dry weekend is on the way for New Zealand – unless you live in the top half of…

Saturday’s national forecast

NorthlandCloudy with patchy drizzle turning to rain in the afternoon, easterly winds pick up late afternoon.Highs: 20-21 Auckland Mostly cloudy…

USA: Massive rain storm cuts power to 150,000 in San Francisco

The US Pacific coast’s strongest storm in years pummeled California and Oregon yesterday, leaving at least one man dead and…

Coming from the east – Saturday’s situation & outlook

The weekend is looking like an east to southeasterly airflow will lie over much of the South Island, while high…

Australia: Brisbane under fire again – rain, thunder and lightning in QLD

Brisbane city and much of south-east Queensland have been hit by rolling thunderstorms that brought heavy rain, lightning and blackouts…

Rain forecasts “chopping and changing”

For some people rain falling in December is great news, for others it’s a real annoyance…much like a changing rain…

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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…