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Australia – Heavy rain in the east, lingering thunderstorms, temps well below normal for many

A low pressure system over western NSW today moves eastwards slowly to lie east of NSW this Saturday while weakening….

VIDEO: NZ & Australia deal with big rainmakers next few days

Heavy rain from Australia’s eastern side will move into the West Coast of NZ with over 200mm coming in the…

Thursday’s national forecast – Settled with high pressure (+10 maps)

Mainly settled around New Zealand today thanks to a large high pressure system, the upper North Island may see the…

VIDEO: Rainmaker to impact the South Island, eastern Australia + La Nina forms

Heavy rain is moving into eastern Australia today and will spread over the South Island this weekend along with a…

In NZ we share La Nina with our usual weather pattern, as western rain returns

La Nina may have been declared but the next round of rain coming for NZ is coming in from the…

With La Nina comes morning cloud, drizzle & afternoon inland downpours

A big high pressure system is parked over NZ today and with it comes drizzle, downpours and dry – welcome…

Wednesday’s national forecast – High pressure, only a few showers (+10 maps)

A high pressure system covers New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather, there may be a light shower or two…

La Nina is officially here – but only just

La Nina conditions have been officially declared by scientists at BoM but it may not be long lasting or impact…

Cirrocumulus clouds create stunning sky over Wellington (+9 Photos)

By Paul Gorman — When I did my basic observing training in Wellington with the old NZ Met Service in 1986,…

VIDEO: Increasingly dry for NZ, increasingly wet for eastern Australia

Edit: Apologies, the wrong video was accidentally loaded earlier. Here is the correct version! High pressure zones are dominating NZ…

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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…