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Europe’s heat wave is shattering temperature records and cities are struggling to cope

CNN — Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK all reached record-breaking temperatures this week. On Wednesday, Belgium endured its hottest…

Sunday’s national forecast: Sub-tropical airflows for most

Sunday is warmer than average by day in just about every single part of the country all thanks to a…

Wintry snap coming next week + 7 day Rain & Snow Maps

It may be much warmer than average by day at the moment but a wintry snap is coming next week…

Australia – Sydney’s record mid-winter warmth

Sydney just registered its eighth consecutive day over 20 degrees, setting a new record for July. The average maximum temperature…

Saturday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone east of New Zealand casts a ridge of high pressure over the country today bringing mainly settled…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A ridge lies over much of the country on Saturday, easterlies about the far north and westerlies for the far…

Rain and snowfall step up a notch next week, but still plenty of dry (+2 Maps)

The weekend is warmer than average, especially by day with highs a couple to several degrees above normal and overnight…

No video this weekend, so here are 10 weather maps instead!

The weather this weekend is trending warmer than average (by several degrees for some) and fairly dry too. Sub-tropical northerly…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A low starts to move over the top of New Zealand to the east today with a ridge regaining some…

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather to most of New Zealand today, a low to the north…

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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…