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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Monday

A westerly airflow lies over New Zealand on Monday, a warm front passes over the lower South Island in the…

New Zealand Summer: Why are we waiting?

It’s a hot topic debating the start of summer – some believe it should be hot by December 1, others…

POLL RESULTS: Nearly a third of kiwis using heating in mid summer!

Well it’s been an unusually chilly start to 2017 in some parts of the country – and we’ve been keeping…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy skies in the west with a shower or two possible. Winds fairly breezy from the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Sunday

A southwesterly airflow continues to sit over New Zealand on Sunday while an anticyclone is centred in the Tasman Sea….

Saturday’s national forecast

North Island Cloud and the chance of a shower for western parts of the North Island then drying out in…

Your Week in Weather Headlines – What’s been making news this week

The second week of the new year has certainly brought some big headlines – with 2016 taking on a new…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Saturday

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Saturday, a weakening front passes over the North Island in the morning….

2016 “hottest year ever” around the globe – Climate Agencies

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre. While not…

RainWatch – Friday 6th January

Westerlies today ahead of a front which moves onto the lower South Island late morning reaching the lower North Island…

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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…