1 NEWS meteorologist Dan Corbett delivers his forecast for those celebrating New Year's Eve outside

King's Birthday weekend weather: Rain warnings and a surprise warm-up

A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.

Fewer frosts for central South Island as climate shifts

Scientists predict there will be 40-50 fewer icy mornings in the Mackenzie Country and inland Otago if global warming continues.

Six rescued from vehicles trapped in Marlborough floodwaters

It came after wild weather caused flooding and power outages in the South Island yesterday.

Flooding, outages, roads closed as rapidly deepening low spreads

Strong wind watches expand and heavy rain hits West Coast and upper South Island, with more disruption expected as system moves east.