Snow, rain, gale force winds: NZ gets the full weather menu

As a strong and unsettled southerly flow continues to spread over the North Island on Sunday, road snowfall warnings are in place across all of Aotearoa.

MetService said the drop in temperatures will be 'noticeable'.

Although temperatures reached 38.1C in Kew, southwest London on Thursday, the Met Office says several areas will see rain during Saturday, including parts of the Midlands

A former UK government scientific adviser warned amid the ‘shattering’ heat that worse is still to come Met Office has just offered an update on temperatures across the UK, with several stations already reporting temperatures above 30C – and it’s not even 11am. It’s 30.4C in Wych Cross, 30.3C in Charlwood, 30.2C at Ken

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.

Emergency services say a vehicle fire spread to the A31 central reservation and nearby heathland

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

This is the second fire near the Greek capital this summer, after one that broke out 10 days ago and destroyed more than 11,000 hectares of pine forests and farmland.

At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras.

A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze. The fire broke out at around 12.45pm in the Lozere region, about 140km (85 miles) northwest of Montpellier. Officials said it might have been sparked by a car catching fire on a

A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze.