Wilma has now well and truly gone, absorbed into the roaring 40s to bring more gales and rain to the South Ocean.

Another weekend and meh, another cyclone.

I've had a fascination with tropical storms since I was a kid. I love so much about them. Their unpredictability. Their power. Their names. (Hurricane Igor last year has got to be one of the best).

Tropical systems Vania and Zelia will merge as they head for New Zealand from different directions.

The cause of today's flooding in Brisbane is very different to the devastating floods in Toowoomba yesterday.

The weather for NZ this weekend looks likely to be dry and sunny for most, as more high pressure builds to the west of us and starts to push in.

Another significant shift in our weather pattern may be arriving as soon as Friday.

There's nothing I like more than a cloudy, possibly wet, New Year's Eve - followed by a cloudless blue skied New Year's Day.

Santa Claus is coming to town - and the weather is looking fantastic for his long ride down from the North Pole.

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

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

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.

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 weekend for BBQing is on the cards as a large and strong anticyclone in the Tasman Sea pushes over the country.

While not a lot of rain has fallen in the past couple of months across most parts of NZ the 'typical' La Nina conditions are developing.

A humid week is on the way across much of the North Island and western South Island as a northerly flow develops.