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Monday’s national forecast

A high in the Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly airflow over New Zealand today. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of…

The big picture on Monday

A high in the Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly airflow over New Zealand on Monday. Overall the weather is looking…

Weather for Guy Fawkes / Fireworks tonight (x3 Maps)

If you were hoping Guy Fawkes would be done and dusted on one night this year, think again. The forecasts…

Poll Results: So far New Zealanders are finding Spring 2017 a bit average

The results of our latest poll capture the general mood of New Zealanders around the halfway point of spring 2017…

Sunday’s national forecast

A trough in the Southern Ocean is producing unstable weather around New Zealand, with the west coast most affected by…

Stray iceberg stuns researchers on Macquarie Island

A large iceberg has been spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island this week. While it’s not unheard of to see…

It’s that time of year where the highs are here, but the lows won’t go away (x8 Maps)

NEXT FOUR DAYS — We’ve reached that point in spring where the anticyclones (highs) are draped like a chain-link-fence around…

Saturday’s national forecast

A very slow moving front lies across the upper North Island today, slowly moving off to the northeast overnight, meanwhile…

Weather Video: Your weekend outlook & forecast to next Wednesday

Rain clouds are moving in across the country this weekend, especially western areas where totals in the South Island may…

Rainfall Map: NZ’s regional totals up until Sunday night

The sub-tropics, a low and a front are all working to drive in plenty of cloud and humidity this weekend…

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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…