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Tourists evacuated as oil blackens Thai beach

Tourists staying at Ao Phrao (Phrao Bay) on Thailand’s island of Koh Samet have been evacuated as the bay turned…

Fog affecting some regions this morning

Updated 8:45am — A large high remains centred over the North Island although in the past 24 hour it has…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A front moves onto the lower South Island today however doesn’t move very far north. Meanwhile a depression is starting…

Sydney’s glorious July

Residents in the Harbour City have been robbed of winter. Yesterday, the city reached 24 degrees, the 11th day this…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

Our last night of mainly anticyclonic weather tonight, a notherly airflow is starting to build a little more over the…

NZ air pollution similar to large cities overseas – study

Commuters in Auckland and Christchurch are exposed to levels of air pollution similar to those found in other large cities…

High to centre over the North Island today

A large high – also known as an anticyclone –  will today centre itself over the North Island as it continues…

Fog affecting flights in Auckland

Thick fog and low cloud is affecting air travel in and out of Auckland domestic airport this morning.  Airline websites…

Tuesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone keeps the weather mainly settled for most of the country today, a westerly airflow does start to develop…

Video: Amazing escape – Car swamped by landslide

Video of a car almost being washed away by floods and a landslide in northwest China has been released. The…

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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…