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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A westerly quarter airflow lies over New Zealand on Thursday, moving around a high sitting in the north Tasman Sea….

Much warmer than average weather coming, rain returns to the west (+4 Maps)

A front is bringing rain to western New Zealand and will move over the North Island later today and overnight….

Strange ‘rogue planet’ travels through space alone

A strange 200 million-year-old object with the mass of a planet has been discovered 20 light-years from Earth, outside our…

Weather Video: Westerly change arrives with cold fronts but a high for the weekend

The westerly change arrives nationwide today although for some areas it may not have much oomph. Over the rest of…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday / Thursday

A front sweeps northwards over New Zealand today bringing rain or showers to most regions for a time, heavy in…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A front sweeps northwards over New Zealand today bringing rain or showers to most regions for a time, heavy in…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A front sweeps northwards over New Zealand on Wednesday bringing rain or showers to most regions for a time, heavy…

New Poll: Is an early start to spring a good or bad thing?

While we’re still technically in winter most people who are writing in to WeatherWatch.co.nz or our social media pages are…

Weather Video: Windy westerlies are returning, warmer than average temperatures too

The next surge of westerlies arrives over Tuesday and Wednesday and brings with it a few cold fronts and more…

NZ: Here come the westerlies – warmer than average for many once again (+4 Maps)

A cold front from the Tasman Sea is tracking towards the western side of New Zealand today after delivering 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…