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Wednesday night’s national forecast

Mainly settled over the country tonight, skies quite clear over the North Island with areas of cloud about the South…

Meteorologists expecting an ‘average’ tropical storm season

Meteorologists from aroung the Southwest Pacific are predicting a ‘near average’ cyclone season for the coming 6 months. According to…

Decline of water quality blamed for erosion of ‘clean green’ image

The rapid decline New Zealand’s water quality is being called the biggest threat to our clean green reputation.  Massey University…

Victoria University issues a warning from a warming ocean

Dr Nick Golledge, a senior research fellow at Victoria’s Antarctic Research Centre, alongside a team of scientists from Victoria University,…

Australia: Severe weather hammers New South Wales

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) says it is receiving a call every minute as severe weather strikes Sydney, the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Fairly settled over the country today with light winds for most, a front lingering over the lower South Island continues…

Australia: Flood warnings lifted in wine country – heavy rains still expected

The State Emergency Service is preparing for possible flash flooding in parts of the Hunter Valley this afternoon despite the…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A front lies across the lower South Island tonight bringing some patchy rain, mainly dry elsewhere with cloudy areas for…

Summer comes early for the South Island

Summer appears to have come early for Marlborough residents, who will spend today lapping up temperatures well into the 20s….

Japan: Typhoon heading towards Tokyo (+VIDEO)

The latest and strongest in a string of powerful storms to hit Japan — Vongfong — slammed into Kyushu, the…

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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…