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Monday’s weather outlook

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Monday. Any early showers clear the upper North Island then becoming mostly…

Sunday’s national forecast – Some thunder and heavy downpours today

A cold front is moving up NZ and the warmer than average sub-tropical airflow is about to ease for a…

Aussie smoke impacts NZ’s air quality – clearer air pushing through Sunday (+5 Maps)

More smoke and dust from Australia continues to drift over New Zealand today but a change on Sunday may improve…

Updated: Rain, snow and wind maps (x5) next few days

Heavy rain continues on the West Coast and blustery winds in some areas as low pressure in the Southern Ocean…

Saturday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, rain or showers for the west of both Islands, potentially unstable at…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A northwest airflow lies over New Zealand on Saturday. Heavy rain for the West Coast of the South Island, the…

Weekend thunder, a West Coast deluge and a brief cool change Monday (+8 Maps)

Over 200mm of rain is coming for parts of the West Coast in just a day, double that over the…

VIDEO: Smoke from Australia, a West Coast deluge and a Monday cool change

Our video this weekend is packed full of info as we track the raging Australian bush-fires and the huge smoke…

Australia on fire – Massive smoke clouds smother Sydney, cover NZ too

Updated 8am NZDT/6am AEDT — Bush fires along eastern Australia flared up Thursday with a huge pulse of smoke and…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A northwest airflow lies over New Zealand today. Heavy rain for the West Coast of the South Island, dry and…

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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…