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WeatherWatch: Cooler & calmer conditions ahead

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says a large high,a weak southerly change and a large low from the Tasman Sea is coming over the next weeek which will bring cooler & calmer conditions for most parts of the country.

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WeatherWatch: Thunderstorms & heavy rain risk

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says the large Tasmanian low continues to churn offshore this evening. Showers are making their way onshore about Taranaki where a Heavy Rain Warning remains in place through tomorrow afternoon. The warning also includes Waitomo, but most of the heavy falls are expected around Taranaki. The majority of rain tonight should be in these areas. However, showers are likely to dot much of the remainder of the southern half of the North Island. The threat for small tornadoes about Taranaki still exists as well.

WeatherWatch: All quiet and peaceful when thick fog rolls in

WeatherWatch: Southern Ocean low approaching

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says a developing and deepening low in the Southern Ocean could bring several days of unsettled weather to the country.

WeatherWatch: Big southern ocean low developing

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says it will be a showery couple of days ahead of the next system to move over the country.

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