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NEW FREE WeatherWatch APP: NZ’s largest weather app + Pay to receive customisable weather alerts!
We’ve kicked off 2024 with the launch of our brand New App – the biggest change to NZ’s forecasting industry…
Education: The most accurate ways to read a rain forecast & get fewer nasty surprises
REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…
Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!
From our Education page — New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically…
Rare! 10,000km high pressure zone connects NZ with South America
It’s not something you see everyday – in fact, it’s something you may have never seen before. A single high…
WeatherWatchTV hits 1.2M viewers in 4 weeks, rates ahead of many NZ On Air funded shows
With zero tax funding and up against three tax funded highly commercial Government Agencies, WeatherWatch.co.nz has clocked up 1.2 Million…
North Island in darkness, sun’s still up in lower South Island
A timely reminder (8:45pm Tuesday evening in fact) on the big difference between the North Island and South Island at…
!NEW: Biggest changes in 10+ years coming to WeatherWatch / RuralWeather
The times they are a-changin’, and we’re making big changes to be out front of it all with our new…
You don’t see that everyday! A380 makes Go Around at CHCH Airport, lands from OPPOSITE direction
Sometimes a pilot chooses to abort a landing – called a ‘go around’ – when the weather isn’t ideal. With…
Have trouble saying “El Niño”? Here’s text & audio to help!
The weather term El Niño is Spanish for “Little Boy”. The easiest way to say it is “El-neen-yo”. Here’s an…
VIDEO: El Niño officially here now – What this means for you
It’s official, an El Niño weather pattern is now in place over New Zealand and Australia as conditions in the…
