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Weather Video: SW change to blow away the humidity!

Foggy weather has affected flights in Wellington and Christchurch this week – we explain why and give you the more…

Friday night’s national forecast

A front moves over the South Island tonight bringing rain in the west and high cloud out east. A ridge…

Pacific atoll ‘reborn’ after typhoon

New research has shown the remarkable rebirth of a Pacific atoll devastated by a typhoon over a century ago. The…

Australia: Rain brings relief for Queensland and NSW

The heaviest rain in six years is affecting parts of Queensland, with much more to come. In central Queensland flooding…

Humidity to ease…for a few days

If you’re finding the humidity unbearable – you’re not alone.  Humidity levels across the nation have lifted in recent days…

Friday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow increases over the South Island today ahead of a front in the Tasman Sea, temperatures in the…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country tonight bringing mainly settled weather, some cloud and drizzle still affects areas north of…

Q&A – What is a sinkhole?

The UK seems to be suffering from a plague of sinkholes. In the past month alone a 4.5m hole has…

Flights resume at Wellington Airport

Flights are resuming at Wellington Airport this afternoon after a thick, heavy fog lifted over the city, paving the way…

Summer weather to push well into March

As summer spluttered along for many regions back in January there was a comment that kept popping up: “is this…

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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…