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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A large low pressure system is centred to the east of New Zealand on Friday slowly rotating a cold southwesterly…

Rain, snow, gales, hail, thunder, isolated tornadoes & big beautiful sunshine – 2nd blast is arriving (+5 Maps)

The next burst of severe weather is pushing into New Zealand with more gales, snow, rain, thunder, hail, isolated tornadoes…

Special Video Update on second cold blast for New Zealand

Another cold blast is moving back up the country over the next 36 to 48 hours and will see more…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A front races northwards over the South Island this morning then pushes northwards over the North Island this afternoon /…

Thursday’s national forecast

A front races northwards over the South Island this morning then pushes northwards over the North Island this afternoon /…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A front races northwards over the South Island on Thursday morning then pushes northwards over the North Island during the…

Weather Video: Cold blast 1 arrives, Cold blast 2 aims for Friday/Weekend

A colder south to south west change has now spread nationwide across New Zealand bringing thunderstorms and heavy downpours to…

NZ Rain and Snow accumulation until Thursday evening (+2 Maps)

Another burst of heavy rain and snow (similar to what we’ve seen over Tuesday and today) is coming again from…

Cold blast number 1 arrives, cold blast number 2 is on the way (+4 Maps)

The first of two significant polar blasts is today covering New Zealand bringing thunderstorms, hail, snow and miserable conditions to…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday / Thursday

A front clears off to the northeast of the North Island early this morning, expect a cold southwesterly airflow for…

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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…