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Storm Update: Latest Maps covering Snow, Wind Chill and Wind Gusts (x10 maps)

Severe weather will affect various parts of New Zealand over the next few days. We’ll have more maps on Sunday….

Daylight Saving begins overnight – clocks spring forward 1 hour

Daylight Saving begins in the early hours of Sunday morning across New Zealand so for the clocks that don’t auto…

Southland: 50 hours with sub zero wind chill, sea level snow possible. Gales across New Zealand.

A rapidly forming storm is already underway over the south Tasman Sea and by early next week it will be…

Saturday’s national forecast

A northerly airflow increases over New Zealand today changing west to southwest overnight about the lower South Island. Winds rising…

Temperature trends – Temperatures warm up tomorrow

A period of calm tonight in a way, some cloud cover and a few showers keeps temperatures above average for…

Special Update: Explosive cyclogenesis to create Antarctic blast

A ‘weather bomb’ is likely to form this weekend, that’s a rapidly deepening low that will see the central air…

Southern Ocean Storm: Deadly wind chills for newborn livestock in southern NZ next week

Wind chills of below -10C are possible in some farming communities of the lower and alpine South Island on Monday…

RainWatch – Showers in the west and far south today

Showers for western parts of the country today with morning thunderstorms possible for the West Coast, showers ease this afternoon….

Friday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, rain or showers in the west for most. Mainly dry and warm…

Temperature trends – Warmer than normal but with spring in play, cold conditions will return

A northwesterly airflow continues to lie over New Zealand tonight and this means warmer than normal temperatures for most, some…

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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…