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Friday’s national forecast – High pressure, hot nor’westers for some & mostly dry (+5 Maps)

A large high is dominating New Zealand and brings a mild, dry, end to the week for most places. Cloud…

Thursday/Friday – well above normal temperatures for many regions (+5 Maps)

A large high is rolling in and as it does it has two ways of lifting temperatures to 30 degrees…

Thursday’s national forecast – High pressure returning

The low that has impacted the North Island since the weekend has finally gone and now a high pressure system…

Heat bounces back to inland areas, 30 degrees possible! (+4 Maps)

Spring is still with us which is why the southerly this week was a cold one – but the heat…

Final wet day in Napier today + Auckland back to drier than normal next 7 days (+6 Maps)

Napier has patchy rain this morning with a few isolated heavy falls possible – but the rainfall totals are well…

Rainfall: Next 24 hours, next 5 day totals

High pressure is moving back into NZ but one more day of rain and downpours will affect the North Island….

Wednesday’s national forecast – Low’s last day swirling over North Island (+8 Maps)

North Islanders have one last day with a low that has been with them since the weekend. It’s taken 72…

Slow-mo low making a show across the North Island (+Animation & Photos)

Updated 6:22pm — A very slow moving low pressure system currently lies over Great Barrier Island and northern Coromandel Peninsula…

More rain coming for Hawke’s Bay – but sunny, dry, weather kicks back in by Thursday (+7 Maps)

Heavy rain has eased in Hawke’s Bay for now, sliding down to Wellington and southern Wairarapa and some coastal parts…

More North Island downpours as low slowly tracks over northern NZ (+8 Maps)

Hawke’s Bay has more rain coming and more isolated thunderstorms are also possible today in other North Island areas as…

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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…