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Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge moves onto the South Island tonight bringing clearing conditions, frosts develop overnight for inland areas of the South…

VIDEO: Arctic Sea ice rapidly decreasing

Large waves are apparently to blame for breaking up sea ice on a larger scale than thought, explaining a rapid…

Australia: Warmer, drier winter ahead

The weather bureau’s outlook for June to August is forecasting a drier and warmer winter in southern and Western Australia,…

Weather Video: Your Queens Birthday forecast

Most years Auckland has a light frost or two but the frost on Wednesday morning was heavy for some suburbs….

Thursday’s national forecast

A front works its way north over the country today, rain for the West Coast of the South Island and…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island tonight and parts of the lower North Island. Rain for the…

Australia: Wind, rain and storms lash VIC, NSW

Powerful winds, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain battered parts of New South Wales and Victoria yesterday as a low pressure…

Sub-Zero temperatures hit the North Island

A frosty start for the most of the country will make way for a fine day for the North Island…

Warmer Wednesday ahead of next cold snap

Another cold snap is moving up the country over the next day or so but ahead of it is a…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow for much of the country today. High cloud for the east of the South Island and…

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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…