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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…

VIDEO – Fog rolling in to Wellington

Check out this amazing video from the NZ Herald of the dense fog rolling in to Wellington yesterday! The fog…

Weather Video: Humidity and heat rising!

A more humid east to north east flow is dominating a number of regions, especially the top of the country….

Dense fog grounds planes at Wellington Airport

Heavy, dense fog continues to ground planes in and out of the capital today, Wellington Airport says. However, once the…

Thursday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather across the country today. Northland remains stuck under cloud for most…

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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…