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Special Video: The State of the Nation weatherwise + the outlook to Saturday

We’re back and in our first video of 2019 we take a detailed look at the State of the Nation…

This week is not your typical week of summer weather – we break it all down (+9 Maps)

This week will feel like summer in the North Island but may feel more like Spring/Autumn in the South Island…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea directs a fresh west to southwesterly airflow over New Zealand today and on Tuesday.Some…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea directs a fresh west to southwesterly airflow over New Zealand today. North Island Northland,…

Monday’s weather outlook

An anticyclone in the Tasman Sea directs a fresh west to southwesterly airflow over New Zealand on Monday. North Island…

Tropics north of NZ fairly quiet for rest of January, stormier in northern Australia

The tropics directly north of New Zealand is much quieter compared to a year ago with no major storms likely…

Sunday’s national forecast

A deep low in the Southern Ocean is this weekend brushing the South Island bringing warm nor’westers followed by a…

Australia suffers as heatwave reaches its peak, melts roads, breaks records

An extreme heatwave already breaking records across Australia is expected to peak in many parts of the country Friday, with…

Saturday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile northwesterlies build further south, a front pushes onto the lower South…

Total forecast rainfall accumulation Map for the rest of January

Here’s how much rain is forecast to come for New Zealand for the rest of January and it shows Canterbury…

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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…