"There is a lot of heavy rain around."

Good news is the weather is meant to be clearing with a high of 21 degrees

Blenheim was tracking towards 30C today.

Uncertainty looms over the tropical cyclone - but dust off the brollies anyway.

The twister was captured by local resident Alesha Plew as she and her husband were driving along State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.

A chilling southerly breeze is making its way up the country.

We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.

Warnings of a chilly night quickly changed to reports of 100km/h winds in Auckland.

Chance of a tropical cyclone sweeping through Tonga and Fiji on Easter Monday.

Dire weather is predicted across the North Island as the remnants of Debbie make landfall.

Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.

Summer is expected to end with a roar as thunderstorms roll across the upper North Island.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

With just a few days until Christmas holidaymakers across the country are wondering what the weather will serve on come Sunday. For the definitive lowdown Tristram Clayton is joined for the last time this year by Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch.

The weather forecast this weekend sees a very large high-pressure system rolling in across the entire country… However by Sunday, windier weather will be moving in for some along with rain on the West Coast and a cool change for most places by Monday.

With just 11 days until Christmas and the new year holiday season kiwis across the country are starting to wonder what on earth the weather’s going to do. Joining Tristram Clayton is Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch to find out if it will be suncream and hats or soggy tents and raincoats this Christmas.

Unsettled weather continues this week with windy westerlies and passing showers. A brief period of hot weather arrives mid week before a cooler change arrives on Thursday and Friday.

This week sees a real variety of temperatures and weather - from highs near 30 degrees to a wet cool southerly - and more heat and sun beyond that.

Thunderstorms are expected to hit some parts of the North Island today and tomorrow before temperatures soar to low-30s in some parts of New Zealand later this week.

The first weekend of December is here and the forecast shows plenty of light winds but also afternoon downpours. Next week rain and some wind returns - but don't fret, high pressure returns later next week across NZ.

A very large area of high pressure is moving in across the entire country. This means calm conditions will prevail for the next several days in most regions.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Windy weather over the weekend and Monday will gradually ease this week, with high pressure dominating New Zealand by December 1st.

Windy westerlies blow through on Saturday making for hot weather in some eastern areas, but by Sunday and Monday a colder, windier and wetter change sweeps over the entire nation.

After sunny hot and settled weather in many regions this week spring is reminding us on Friday and this weekend that it isn't finished with New Zealand just yet.

Areas most affected by Monday morning's 7.8 quake have been hit twice as hard throughout the week with gale force winds and torrential rain hampering relief and clean up efforts, but a respite is on the way! Phil Duncan from Weather Watch brings some welcome weather news for the week ahead.

After an exhausting week thanks to Mother Mature we finally have a large high rolling in promising much better weather for quake hit areas and much drier weather for water logged regions.

Following the devastating quakes today all eyes are focused on the weather as gales and heavy rain moves into central New Zealand.