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Thursday’s national forecast – Northeast airflow brings in the rain
A northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, lying between a large high out to our east and low pressure…
Why is New Zealand’s weather so unsettled this summer? Location, location, location.
We’re being flooded – pun intended – with questions about why there’s so much rain and wind when it’s supposed…
11 Maps: NZ’s Camping weather to Monday – We track wind & rain
There’s a lot of weather to talk about at the moment and that’s impacting holiday plans for many. Here are…
What NZ’s earthquake fault lines and our weather have in common
From our Education Page — There is a strong connection between the weather and major fault lines, but it may…
Heavy rain & gales in the north next day or two (+7 Maps)
UPDATED 10:20am — A northeasterly airflow continues to get directed over New Zealand today with a front appearing in the…
Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)
Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather? Are typhoons the same as cyclones?…
Tuesday’s national forecast – Easterly winds build
A large high continues to sit out to the east of New Zealand directing in an east to northeasterly airflow…
Easterly Gales, then comes rain – first week of January 2023 for parts of NZ
Starting from now and not easing until around Friday January 6th, stronger east to nor’east winds may become a constant…
Monday’s national forecast – Large high out to the east
A large high sits out to the east of New Zealand today directing in an east to northeasterly airflow. North…
Sunday’s national forecast – Few showers in the north
High pressure brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today, a few showers for some parts of the North Island…
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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…
