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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A low pressure system gradually passes over New Zealand on Tuesday moving from west to east, winds from the north…

Mild westerlies to dominate for a week, but is there a cold southerly coming next week?

The early spring pattern is very much locked in across New Zealand with westerlies dominating, pushing temperatures above normal by…

Weather Video: NZ about to swing back to westerly winds for the next several days

Monday kicks off with a northerly flow but a cold front crosses New Zealand Monday night and Tuesday morning with…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A ridge slips away from the North Island today then northerlies build over New Zealand during the day, a front…

Monday’s national forecast

A ridge slips away from the North Island today then northerlies build over New Zealand during the day, a front…

Monday’s weather outlook

A ridge slips away from the North Island on Monday then northerlies build over New Zealand during the day, a…

Australia: Understanding the drought in New South Wales

The word drought is a such an emotive word- but what does drought mean?  According to the Bureau of Meteorology,…

Sunday’s national forecast – A little cooler in the north, warmer in the south

A large high covers New Zealand and while it does start to slip off the South Island today it will…

California fire explodes into largest in State history, is still growing, may take a month just to contain

The largest wildfire in California history has burned for nearly two weeks and the massive inferno is still growing. This…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

An anticyclone brings mainly settled conditions on Saturday for most of New Zealand, an easterly quarter airflow around the top…

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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…