Authorities say there is little doubt the death toll from the storm will rise.

Portugal's weather service issued a red alert for 13 of its 18 mainland districts.

Fine weather is set to continue through the week for most of the country, MetService says.

Settled weather to spread over the country following a sour end to school holidays.

Fine weather is predicted today and through to Monday.

Deadly storm Hurricane Michael has obliterated much of the Florida coastline.

After brush with disaster, it appears to be business as usual for travellers in the state.

Southerly storm, Tasman lows bring wicked end to school holidays.

Rug up as a wet and wintry blast hits much of New Zealand, says Niwa.

"We had just enough time to protect ourselves behind the rocks."

Forecasters are predicting a typical but "late-blooming" tropical cyclone season.

We are in for a cold and wet few days.

Wintry blast brings rain and snow to a low as 200 metres in places.

Rain, icy southerly winds and snow to 200m - spring is here?

The end of the school holidays looks set to bear the brunt of the weather.

Make the most of it before a southerly blast arrives mid-week.

Yesterday was stunning, but it's going to be a changeable start to the week.