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Warmer change starts to build today

The warmer change that we predicted last week is today starting to develop over the South Island as a westerly…

NASA – Why the sun gets so hot

How do the outer reaches of the sun get so hot? That’s one of the questions that NASA has set…

Sunday’s national forecast

A high remains over the Tasman but showers are now being caught up in the anticyclonic wind flow. Northland A…

Wellington storm clean up: 85 homes still without power

Eighty-five Wellington homes remain without electricity, more than a week after a destructive storm knocked out power to much of…

4th Boeing Dreamliner grounded in 10 days

An All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner was held in Tokyo after a mechanical problem, the fourth such incident for Dreamliners…

Sydney – wettest June in years, July to kick off sunnier

Sydney is on track for its wettest month in five years with showers streaming onshore today, tomorrow and Sunday. Those…

Video: Weekend forecast + warmer weather next week

Westerly winds from the Roaring Forties will dominate the South Island and lower North Island’s weather next week, while a…

July to kick off warmer & windier

June has been a mixed month of weather with a winter storm that saw hurricane force winds over 200km/h in…

Saturday’s national forecast

Generally settled weather today under anticyclonic conditions, a front approaches the far southwest corner of the South Island this afternoon….

!Frost Alert – Friday night’s national forecast

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea pushes a ridge over the country tonight bringing clear skies and frosty conditions to…

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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…