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Earliest sunrises of the year upon us but latest sunsets still weeks away

Planet Earth is not perfectly round. In fact it was Isaac Newton who first correctly suggested that Earth was a sphere…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Friday

A ridge lies over the North Island on Friday, expect a northwesterly airflow further south with a front moving onto…

More downpours & dry this weekend, next week spring-like westerlies

We’ve seen a few big downpours across the country over the past 24 hours with some areas recording up to…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Thu, Fri, Sat

An anticyclone muscles in over the South Island today while a southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island. High pressure…

Thursday’s national forecast

An anticyclone muscles in over New Zealand today while a southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island. Northland, Auckland, Waikato…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Thursday

An anticyclone muscles in over New Zealand on Thursday while a southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island. Mostly sunny…

NZ’s weather pattern shifting a bit more ‘spring-like’ as we head towards Christmas

The weather pattern around New Zealand is changing a little and that means more variety in the weather. The main…

Weather Video: More variety in the forecast up until Christmas

A more spring-like weather pattern is returning to New Zealand as we head into the second half of December and…

Heavy showers in both islands today with a chance of severe thunder in the north east

Today is one of the better days of the week for downpours with daytime heating contributing to some big cloud…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Wed, Thu, Fri

A south to southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today then an anticyclone muscles in over New Zealand on Thursday…

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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…