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Last Saturday of the year, and the weather isn’t flash

Periods of rain move into Auckland this evening and continue through most of the night, the odd heavy fall is even…

USA: ‘Big freeze’ kills 18

Thousands of people in parts of the northern United States and southeastern Canada endured at least their fourth consecutive day…

UK: Holiday storms set to return

Tens of thousands of people had to abandon their Christmas celebrations as floods and power cuts continued despite the worst…

Sorry campers – burst of heavy northern rain coming Sunday

A burst of heavy rain is coming for nothern NZ on Sunday.  A small Tasman Sea low looks likely to…

Saturday’s national forecast

A low pressure system west of the North Island in the Tasman Sea directs a humid easterly quarter airflow over…

Friday night’s national forecast

Upper North Island The odd shower about Northland, clearing this evening with west to southwest winds easing overnight. Some cloud…

USA: Thousands still without power after ice storm

Bonita Thomas was thankful to be in a warm Michigan shelter Wednesday, but it wasn’t the Christmas she’d imagined. Thomas…

Ships rush to rescue Kiwis stuck in ice

Four New Zealanders are on a stricken ship that spent most of Christmas Day trapped in thick ice in Antarctica….

Friday’s national forecast

A weak low pressure system over the North Island could bring some potentially unstable weather to the northeast of the…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A low pressure sysem sits east of the North Island overnight. An easterly quarter airflow over the South Island brings…

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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…