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Thursday’s national forecast – High pressure expands, showers retreat (+4 Maps)

A cooler southerly flow dominates New Zealand today bringing showers into central NZ, mostly on the eastern side (from Christchurch…

VIDEO: Spring chaos but La Nina more noticeable next week

We have a southerly heading up the country today with some rain and showers, then high pressure expands again before…

Rain falls across central NZ – We have the latest map for Wednesday + the next 5 days ahead

An area of rain with some locally heavier falls is today sliding across central NZ (the upper South Island and…

Wednesday’s national forecast – Windy, showery & cooler for many (+8 Maps)

A spring surge of cooler air is spreading into the south and east of both islands today, dropping temperatures a…

Spring winds to surge next 48 hours across NZ (+4 Maps)

High pressure lies north of NZ, a low lies just south of NZ and the windy spring westerlies are blowing…

VIDEO: Spring ups and downs next few days

Our videos are back until Christmas and we’re forecasting gales, rain, southerlies – and more above normal temperatures (and below!)….

Tuesday’s spring-like national forecast: Windy, wet & dry, warmer than average (+10 Maps)

Rain and showers will be moving up the South Island today bringing a variety of conditions. High pressure dominates most…

NEW forecast features added to WeatherWatch.co.nz!

We’ve added more detail to our forecasts across every region in NZ plus a few new services are now included…

Windy and warm Tuesday for large portion of NZ (+4 Maps)

West to north west winds will gust over 120km/h in some exposed parts of New Zealand on Tuesday, pushing temperatures…

High pressure blocking showers/rain for northerners + NZ’s 7 day rain forecast (+8 Maps)

A strong belt of high pressure has returned to northern NZ and the sub-tropics area and this will act as…

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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…