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A couple of colder nights on the way before warmer nor’westers (+5 Maps)
Frosts are in the forecast for both islands over the next couple of nights and temperatures drop further north following…
Tuesday’s national forecast – Showers in the east, dry in the west (+8 maps)
A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, western regions are mainly dry overall although north of Auckland could see…
Philip Duncan: The true difficulty of forecasting tornados in New Zealand
A few reporters have asked us over the past few days if a better job could’ve been made in forecasting…
VIDEO: Showery and cooler to start with, but more mild weather this weekend
Today at 3:31pm is the winter solstice, which means we’re halfway through the solar winter (the 12 weeks with the…
Low pressure over the North Island, colder in the South Island (+6 Maps to Wednesday)
A complex low pressure system is located over the North Island and is heading to the east of the North…
Monday’s national forecast – Unsettled in the north (+8 maps)
Today is the winter solstice – or the shortest day of the year/day with least amount of available sunlight. The…
Sunday’s national forecast – Low pressure moves into the North Island (+12 Maps)
Foggy patches near the calm centre of the low, strong to gale force winds in some spots and heavy rain…
Deadly tornado sweeps through South Auckland
A band of heavy rain this morning that moved out of Northland has brought mid-winter warmth and a tornado to…
Saturday’s national forecast – Heavy rain in the north (+8 maps)
Updated 8:48am — A large low pressure system lies in the Tasman Sea today, coming out from this low is…
VIDEO: Heavy rain and strong winds this weekend
Both NZ and Sydney are impacted by the same large Tasman Sea low this weekend with colder sou’east gales brushing…
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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…
