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Flooding/ponding risks in Otago and Canterbury next 24 hours (+48hr Rainfall Map)

Rain is moving in to the eastern South Island with sub-tropical connections encouraging heavy falls (and heavy snow). Canterbury in…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A low is centred to the east of New Zealand on Saturday driving an easterly airflow over the South Island,…

Saturday’s national forecast

A low centred east of New Zealand on Saturday drives an easterly quarter airflow over the South Island, westerlies further…

VIDEO: We admit we got something wrong about next week’s forecast! + your 7 day outlook

We have a detailed forecast for the weekend and all of next week but we also admit we got something…

Weekend Rainfall & Snowfall maps – Canterbury finally gets rain, Southern Alps heavy snow

A low is crossing New Zealand over the next three days bringing rain, showers, snow and plenty of sun too….

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A low and combined cold front rotates onto New Zealand during today coming in from the Tasman Sea. This low…

Friday’s national forecast

A low pressure system and front rotates onto New Zealand from the Tasman Sea today bringing wet weather to most…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A low and combined cold front rotates onto New Zealand during Friday, coming in from the Tasman Sea. Wet weather…

Warmer than normal at the moment, next week colder nights but more mild days (+4 Maps)

For this time of year both daytime and overnight temperatures are slightly above average in a number of regions and…

This weekend has that sinking feeling as a low affects both main islands (+2 Maps)

A westerly flow dominates NZ today but as we head into the weekend a large low moves through with varying…

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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…