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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…

NEW POLL: Have you been sunburnt this spring?

We are more than a month into spring now, and with the sun making its presence felt around the country,…

Two quakes rattle Southland

Two earthquakes have hit Southland. The first quake measured 6.2 and hit at 6.15pm last night.  GeoNet says the quake…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A westerly quarter airflow lies over the country today with a high pressure system centred to the north and a…

Monday night’s national forecast

Most of New Zealand is fairly settled tonight due to a high pressure system centred northeast of the country. Not…

UPDATE: ‘Super Typhoon’ leaves chaos in its wake

A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of…

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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…