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Friday’s national forecast

Nothing too much going on today about the country weatherwise, we’ll have plenty of cloud in some western areas, drizzle…

Thursday night’s national forecast

A ridge still lies over the North Island tonight but some cloud will develop in the west particularly in the…

Video: Spectacular “Northern Lights” footage

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, were spotted over St. Cloud, Minnesota late Tuesday night. Auroras seen near the magnetic…

Drought costs ‘closer to $2b’ – Fed Farmers

The drought earlier this year has had many economists scratching their heads over the total cost to the country’s bottom…

Weather Video: Changeable forecast across NZ

A front is moving in from the Tasman sea, and will bring strengthening gusts and heavy rain to some parts…

The outlook for Thursday – our guess should be better than yours!

After several years of writing headlines, trust me, you sometimes scrape the barrel.  Fair enough to those of you who…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front stalls and weakens about the upper South Island today bringing rain or showers in the west, high cloud…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

Fairly settled over the North Island tonight under the continued presence of a ridge of high pressure, a front stalls…

Drought will cost more than $1b – MPI

It will come as no surprise to learn that the nationwide drought which disrupted our productive sector so badly in…

Wind and rain moves up NZ, calm in north

Blustery, warm, winds continue to move up the South Island and into the lower North Island today as a front slowly moves…

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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…