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Thursday’s national forecast

Low pressures lies over most of New Zealand today with a low centre moving over the North Island from west…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

Low pressures lies over most of New Zealand on Thursday with a low centre moving over the North Island from…

Weather Video: A cooler southerly to flush away the thunderstorms & downpours

A southerly change is coming but not before more heavy downpours with isolated thunderstorms sweep over the upper and western…

Downpours & thunder in the north, colder with snow in the south (+5 Maps)

More downpours, isolated thunderstorms and even hail are forecast for the upper North Island of New Zealand as a large…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday / Thursday

A northwesterly airflow lies over most of New Zealand today, a disturbance moves over the upper North Island in the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over most of New Zealand today, a disturbance moves over the upper North Island in the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A northwesterly airflow lies over most of New Zealand on Wednesday, a disturbance moves over the upper North Island in…

Weather Video: Tornados hit the North Island, more instability coming Wednesday

Monday saw a couple of tornados and waterspouts around the North Island causing damage in both Taranaki & BOP. We take…

Thunderstorms, heavy downpours – more isolated rough weather coming (+6 Maps)

New Zealand remains under a deep low pressure system providing unstable conditions leading to isolated thunderstorms, heavy downpours and isolated…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A northwesterly airflow lies over the North Island today while southwesterlies develop further south, southwest winds spread 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…