Mid-Summer snow is falling and settling on Porters Pass this afternoon in the South Island, along with hail and other winter conditions on Arthurs Pass reports WeatherWatch.co.nz.WeatherWatch.co.nz's West Coast reporter, Andy Thompson,...

Wild winds battering central New Zealand could bring small tornadoes this evening, MetService has warned.A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued from Taranaki to the Kapiti Coast, with the potential for gusts upto 120km/h and...

Tropical Cyclone Heidi has crossed the coast of Western Australia, lashing Port Hedland with heavy rain and wild winds reaching up to 130km/h.The category two cyclone made landfall about 4.30am WST (0730 AEDT) on Thursday, after...

A deluge of rain and whipping winds continue across the country as many holiday makers return to reality.MetService issued heavy rain warnings for Hawkes Bay south of Napier, the Wairarapa, Wellington and the Tararua range yesterday...

Rain, rain and more rain is set to douse the North Island all this week.Yesterday's ASB Classic women's tennis final in Auckland had to be postponed until today as rain flooded centre court. And it is not just tennis-lovers who...

While the North Island and the top of the South Island have been soaked in recent weeks, farmers at the bottom of the South Island are "crying out for rain".According to Niwa, Southland and Otago received less than half the average...

Don't put the umbrella away just yet - you're going to need it this month.January is forecast to bring rain and cloudy weather for at least two more weeks.Forecasters say another subtropical low is on its way, bringing a long...

The summer holidays returned to normal yesterday for beachgoers who endured appalling weather on the Coromandel Peninsula, as a week of driving rain and blustery wind finally cleared.The second sunny afternoon since Boxing Day...

Campers around the country are waking to a damp 2012 after days of heavy rain closed roads and forced the evacuation of holiday spots.Up to 120mm of rain was predicted to have fallen in the Bay of Plenty region over the 24 hours...

Heavy rain has continued to pound the country, causing several families to evacuate a Tasman camping ground.The owner of the Quinney's Bush camping ground decided to self-evacuate the area after heavy rain caused the Motupiko River...

Nervous residents are asking for sandbags as Nelson braces for more flooding in the wake of torrential rain that caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for Nelson and wider...

More heavy rain is on the way for the Nelson region, which is still reeling from record rains earlier this month.MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the Nelson/Tasman, western Marlborough, and Mt Taranaki regions,...

Ex-tropical cyclone Grant is continuing to dump rain across the Top End after floodwaters derailed a train, swept away vehicles and washed a couple from the top of their car.The 20-wagon freight train came off the tracks between...

Things did not get off to a great start this year, and the cyclones that swung past New Zealand in January could have been an omen of the wild weather to come.As New Zealanders returned from their summer holidays, the aftermath...

The remnants of ex-cyclone Fina are continuing to grow in size but not in strength as it drifts very slowly towards New Zealand - and residents in Nelson, the West Coast and northern and western regions of the North Island should...

A big swell which closed up to half of New South Wales' beaches yesterday looks set to continue today.Lifeguards were on high alert as 2m waves, whipped up by the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Fina, pounded beaches and created...

Holidaymakers should enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because the tail end of a cyclone could spoil New Year's Eve celebrations, say forecasters.Cyclone Fina will not land a direct hit on New Zealand but it could cause heavy...

With cyclone swells expected to create waves up to three metres during Christmas, some of Queensland's most popular beaches could be closed on the normally busiest days of the year.Gold Coast Chief Lifeguard Warren Young says...

It may not be such a merry Christmas for folks in the very north of Australia if forecasts of a cyclone by the weekend come true. Senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, Angeline Prasad, says there is a greater...