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Weather Video: Complicated set up means big dry areas + big downpours with thunder

 The next week ahead is complicated weatherwise due to a large area of high pressure moving in but caught within…

Daily downpours, some with thunder, next four days ahead (+4 Maps)

New Zealand is facing days of afternoon downpours, mainly inland, and this will make for a wetter than average week…

Why NZers shouldn’t be surprised we have spring-like weather until Christmas

The days before Christmas are now appearing in the long range computer models and a theme is becoming clear: we…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A low pressure system sits west of New Zealand in the Tasman Sea, surrounding this low is a huge area…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A low pressure system west of the South Island in the Tasman Sea and a high centre to the southeast…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A low pressure system west of the South Island in the Tasman Sea and a high centre to the southeast…

Daily heavy afternoon downpours for the next week ahead

The big high rolling in to New Zealand is complicated and will also be oddly dragging with it some sinking…

NZ this week: High pressure that has sprung a leak (+4 Maps)

High pressure looks set to dominate New Zealand this week but it comes with a catch – it will have…

PHOTOS: Kind hearted Cop stops Auckland motorway traffic to protect ducklings

Aucklanders are used to traffic problems but this morning it was a group of cute little ducklings that saw drivers…

Weather Video: High pressure this week has a puncture = daily downpours

A large area of high pressure is around New Zealand for the next several days but it comes with a…

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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…