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Thursday’s national forecast

Our resident low pressure system gives us it’s last final blast today, the main rain band associated with the low…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

Rain for many parts of the North Island tonight, heavy for some. Winds generally from the east. Cloudy about the…

Rain clouds rapidly forming over Auckland, Northland

Two regions who want rain the most – Northland and Auckland – are now starting to receive it as a…

Weather Video: Spring weather kicks off Summer

It’s hot and humid in the north – cool and cloudy in the south – and this up and down…

Kiribati man fails in bid to become the country’s first “Climate Change Refugee”

A Kiribati man’s bid to become the world’s first climate change refugee in New Zealand has been rejected for a…

Heavy downpours later today for parts of upper North Island

A low pressure system around the top of the country will today create more unstable weather conditions – with the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Unsettled weather continues today. For the North Island the weather turns more so from afternoon about the upper North Island,…

USA: Storm ruins Thanksgiving weekend plans (it’s even snowing in Texas!)

Wicked wintry weather that pummeled the West Coast is now barreling across the country, threatening to wreck millions of holiday…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

Heavy showers south of the Waikato and Bay Of Plenty ease to clear around midnight, generally dry overnight with light…

Tropical heat smothers Auckland, thunderstorms track south towards Taupo

Intense afternoon heating has not only seen Auckland reach record heat again today but is also fuelling large thunderstorms 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…