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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A ridge lies over the South Island on Friday meanwhile an occluded front sweeps down over the North Island from…

Sub-tropical low this weekend to dump heavy rain (+5 Maps)

On Friday a low will appear north of New Zealand and move southward, bringing locally heavy rain with strong gusty winds…

Weather Video: All eyes on the sub-tropics as low pressure grows

High pressure dominates a large chunk of New Zealand but a weak low over the next few days will help…

Tropical Cyclone to form north east of NZ, may drift our way (+2 Maps)

As many of you have been seeing for a number of days now in long range models a tropical cyclone…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A ridge lies over the South Island today while a southeasterly airflow lies over the North Island, strong in the…

Thursday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the South Island today while a southeasterly airflow lies over the North Island, strong in the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A ridge lies over the South Island on Thursday while a southeasterly airflow lies over the North Island, strong in…

Weekend low to bring rain & wind (+Maps)

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is expected to have migrated eastward, crossing over the South Island for…

Today is the day to vote – #VolcanoCup fever takes hold in New Zealand!

Do you find volcanoes fascinating? GeoNet certainly does. Right now there’s a whole lot of scientists, teachers and students talking…

Weather Video: High pressure moves in but weekend sub-tropical rain coming

High pressure dominates much of the country today and Thursday. However, sinking air pressure to the north of New Zealand…

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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…