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Wednesday night’s national forecast

A northerly airflow increases over the South Island and lower North Island overnight as a deep depression moves from the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Anticyclonic weather today for the most part about the country but still plenty of cloud about, easterly winds in the…

Australia – ‘Megafire’ threatens NSW communities

Rural fire chief says some communities to Sydney’s west might be ‘simply unsaveable’. The unique landscape that made disaster inevitable…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A front lies over the North Island tonight, mainly south of the Waikato. This will likely bring some rain or…

UN Climate Chief claims link ‘between climate change and wildfires’

There is “absolutely” a link between climate change and wildfires, U.N. Climate Chief Christiana Figueres told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on…

Labour Weekend: Wind, rain & sun once again

It’s still early days but the latest forecast for Labour Weekend calls for a typical spring set-up with a mix…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A front moves into Central New Zealand today weakening considerably as it does, preceding it is northwesterly winds over the…

Weather Video: Countdown to Labour weekend

We take a look at the week ahead – and while it’s calm to start with in the north, the…

Monday night’s national forecast

A front works it’s way north over the South Island tonight delivering heavy rain in the west, high cloud and…

NSW braced for more fires

An enormous and “very volatile” fire in the NSW Blue Mountains continues to worry firefighters, with one township evacuated ahead…

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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…