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Friday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, meanwhile a cold front / southwest change pushes northwards over the South…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A front / southwest change moves northwards over the South Island during Friday reaching the lower North Island overnight. A…

VIDEO: Typical spring pattern now in play over NZ

We have warmer than average weather for most of NZ over the next couple of days ahead of the next…

The South Island’s up to 10 degrees warmer today than Monday!

Talk about Spring chaos! On Monday single digit highs were felt across the South Island, today highs in the late…

Rainfall update as some regions get a bit wet underfoot

Some regions have a rainfall deficit but the recent wet weather is turning the ground a little muddier. We have…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A moderate southwesterly airflow covers the North Island today meanwhile northwesterlies build over the south. A front / southwest change…

Thursday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow eases over the North Island today, northwesterlies build over the South Island. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A moderate southwesterly airflow covers the North Island on Thursday meanwhile northwesterlies build over the south. Some cloud and a…

Australia: Unprecedented three-year drought rolls into spring

Parts of the Murray Darling Basin have amassed multi-year rainfall deficiencies that have no precedent during the last 120 years,…

VIDEO: Westerly quarter winds driving our weather next several days

When the winds tilt SW they get cooler, when they tilt NW they get milder – welcome to spring 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…