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Sunday’s national forecast – downpours developing

High pressure dominates the South Island today while the sub-tropics return to northern New Zealand with late showers or downpours…

New Poll: The weather this Summer is [vote here]…

So far Summer is proving to be a fairly warm one – but despite the drought announcements there’s also been…

Saturday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Areas of cloud and some sun, there may be a light shower or two about otherwise fairly…

NZ Government finally looking into MetService/NIWA agency double up

Published Thursday — If you’re a parent you know a guilty face when you see it, so NIWA’s refusal to…

Your weekend forecast: Mostly dry, mostly calm but lingering downpours (+3 Maps)

The weekend ahead is looking mainly dry but a few showers and heavy downpours remain. Heavy rain is now mostly…

Fierce Aussie heatwave pushes temperatures into the 40C range (+4 Maps)

Sunny weather dominates South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales as the heat wave continues. Solar radiation and northerly…

RainWatch – Friday 19th January 2018

Weak high pressure lies over the South Island today while a front draped over the North Island weakens today. For…

Friday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Any early rain eases to the odd patchy shower, some sun may even break through this afternoon…

Sub-tropics linking up with New Zealand – but main energy to our north (+Maps)

A vein of subtropical rain extends from New Caledonia down to New Zealand’s North Island however the bulk of the…

RainWatch – Thursday 18th January 2018

UPDATED 9:51am — A band of sub-tropical rain is slowly moving over the North Island but it is proving to…

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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…