Forecasters are predicting we'll be using our brollies for sunshades by Christmas Day.

This new low has its fuel on tap - and it's expected to rapidly deepen in the coming hours.

Great Britain is expected to be blanketed with up to eight inches of snow this weekend, as another icy front grips the country.

David Carter has declared a drought in the Waikato and Ruapehu District, saying recent rainfalls appear to have had little effect on dry pastures.

Muggy, sticky, humid heat - for most Aucklanders yesterday the city would have felt like being trapped in a Turkish bath.

For many of us it's hard to get our heads around what La Niña actually means for New Zealand.

The North Island is in for the wettest summer in 21 years - ending the recent dry spell which broke numerous heat records.

The big tease - that's how I'd describe the weather this week for those desperate for some rain.

It's been a cloudy week for many main centres but the weekend is looking sunnier as yet another high moves in.

Snow and freezing temperatures have severely disrupted air and road travel across Europe.

How many of you have an emotional connection with the weather? The weather plays such a massive part in our lives, even for those people who don't care about it.

A strike by London Underground workers has added to the woes of commuters in Britain, already hit by freezing weather.