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Tuesday’s national forecast

A weak ridge of high pressure lies over the North Island today while northerlies build for the South Island, a…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A weak ridge of high pressure lies over the North Island on Tuesday while northerlies build for the South Island,…

Weather Video: Here come the warmer, windier, westerlies

A surge of strong westerlies is tracking south of Australia and coming directly in towards New Zealand from this Tuesday…

Climate plans are in pieces as killer northern hemisphere summer shreds records

By Angela Dewan, CNN — Deadly fires have scorched swaths of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, from California to Arctic…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand today especially for the North Island. A weak ridge…

Monday’s national forecast

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand today especially for the North Island. Northland, Auckland, Waikato…

Monday’s weather outlook

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand on Monday especially for the North Island. Early showers…

Damaging winds possible along Australia’s southern coastline, weakens but reaches NZ this Tues/Weds

A considerably large low covers the Southern Ocean south of Australia and will bring strong winds across southern coastal Australia…

Sunday’s national forecast

A band of rain with nor’easters lies over East Cape and will spread westwards towards Waikato today and southwards towards…

Updated: 48 hour Rainfall Accumulation Map for New Zealand

An almost stationary front, located on the fringe of a strong high pressure system to NZ’s east, is staying along…

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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…