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Temperatures reach 36 degrees in Waitangi Day hīrangi (heatwave)
UPDATED 3:10pm — Temperatures have reached as high as 36 degrees in Hawke’s Bay and 35 degrees in Gisborne this…
New Poll: Is this Summer hot enough for you?
New Zealand has varied weather from region to region mostly due to our large mountains and ranges which can make…
InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Mon, Tue, Wed
A ridge lies over the upper North Island today while northwesterlies strengthen over the rest of New Zealand. A front…
What makes a drought an official drought? We talk to MPI to get all the answers
WeatherWatch.co.nz head forecaster Philip Duncan speaks with the Ministry for Primary Industries this week to make sense of it all….
Monday’s national forecast
A ridge lies over the upper North Island today while northwesterlies strengthen over the rest of New Zealand. A front…
A Waitangi Day hīrangi (heatwave) for many – but not all…
Nor’west winds are likely to lift temperatures into the mid-30s on Monday in the east of New Zealand with hot…
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Mainly sunny weather with southwesterly breezes, afternoon sea breezes about eastern Northland and the Bay Of Plenty….
Poll Results: More than half of NZers have had a sunburn this summer
In a nation that has the highest skin cancer rate in the world you’d think in the summer of 2017…
Saturday’s national forecast
A westerly airflow lies over New Zealand while an anticyclone is centred west of the country in the Tasman Sea….
Waitangi Weekend Weather – a detailed look at highlights & lowlights
Waitangi Weekend is here and the changing weather pattern this summer means good news for some, bad for others. We…
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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…
