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Thursday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over much of the country today, the airflow coming in from the northeast over the North Island…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Thursday

A ridge lies over much of the country on Thursday, the airflow coming in from the northeast over the North…

Photo of the Week: A (sort of) solar eclipse in Motueka

While the world was focused on the historic total solar eclipse from coast to coast in the United States this…

Milder mornings coming again soon

The large high over much of New Zealand is bringing light winds and the long calm nights are being felt…

Weather Video: Sub-tropical northerlies returning soon to NZ

A large high remains fixed over the country, especially the North Island, bringing a cool start to Wednesday but a…

Australia: Has the 2017 snow season peaked?

The current natural snow depth in the alps may be the best we see for the 2017 season. Frequent snowfalls,…

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

An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today, a light northwesterly airflow within this high covers the South Island. Still…

Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today, a light northwesterly airflow within this high covers the South Island. Northland,…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Wednesday

An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand on Wednesday, a light northwesterly airflow within this high covers the South Island….

Weather Video: Why do we have showers when a big high is here?

Many thought today would be perfectly sunny and dry but a high pressure system in August is never that simple…

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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…