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Friday’s national forecast

A front clears away from the North Island this morning with early rain easing to showers for most. A moderate…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A gusty northwesterly airflow lies over the country tonight, rain or showers for many western regions and mainly dry out…

Mexico: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm – thousands of stunned residents in its wake

The once-powerful Hurricane Odile weakened to a tropical storm as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula early…

Philippines: Thousands evacuated after ‘critical’ volcano alert

Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around an active volcano in the Philippines after the country’s seismology…

All noisy on the western front

As a storm system brews in the Tasman sea, eastern parts of the country have been enjoying some relative calm…

Thursday’s national forecast

Northerly quarter winds increase over the country today, showers or rain for western regions while high cloud develops out east….

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country tonight bringing a brief period of calm. There will still be plenty of cloud…

Weather Video: Election day forecast

The weather forecast from this Friday to next Monday is a messy one, including for our election day this Saturday….

Civil Defence urges kiwis – ‘stay ready for disaster’

What would you do in a disaster? That is the question being raised by Civil Defence as part of the…

Election Day: Cold enough for Snow in the deep south

Updated 7:14am — The weather forecast for New Zealand’s general election this Saturday is one of wind, rain and showers…

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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…