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In today’s video:  Did someone say this high stretches over 6500kms?!  A big high coming in means a fairly dry week on the way – and mild too – but a low from the sub-tropics will challenge it later in the week.  It means easteries will build for Auckland, Northland, Coromandel and eastern Waikato next week.

We take another look at America today and their latest tornado threat, now heading into the north east.

Plus a super typhoon is barreling towards the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan – even though a direct hit isn’t expected it will be close enough to bring severe weather.