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Saturday’s national forecast – High moves in

Mainly settled weather today thanks to high pressure, a southerly quarter airflow moving around this high brings cloud and a…

NYE update + 2023’s first week of weather looks windy for some

Low pressure in the tropics and high pressure crossing the South Island will bring a windier week to northern NZ…

Friday’s national forecast – Cold front moves northwards

A cold front pushes up over the South Island this morning then up the east coast of the North Island…

Thursday’s national forecast – Hot temperatures

A high pressure systems covers New Zealand today bringing settled and very hot weather to some, especially the eastern South…

NYE – Mostly dry but a few light showers may sprinkle some in the north

High pressure looks set to continue dominating the country on the last day and evening of 2022 but a few…

Wednesday’s national forecast – Nice and settled

A large high pressure system brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today, a few showers in the east though…

Tuesday’s national forecast – Cool day eastern South Island

A weak cold front moves northwards for the South Island today bringing cloud and a few showers for the eastern…

Monday’s national forecast – Settled for Boxing Day

New Zealand is mainly settled today thanks to plenty of high pressure, we do however have a weak front about…

Headlines (x2) for this weekend: Dry weather on the way for many + Christmas Day weather

Here’s what is making the weather headlines this weekend. DRY WEATHER AND HIGH PRESSURE ON THE WAY It seems the…

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Santa Tracker 2022 – Final update from 11pm Xmas Eve

We tracked Santa’s progress on Christmas Eve via the 2022 WeatherWatch Santa Tracker! Using the very latest Radar Navigation System…

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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…