Who isn't fascinated by the weather? Sometimes it seems like it is all we talk about. But understanding it is a different thing. Alistair Hughes has distilled the knowledge of various meteorologists and delivered it in simple explanations and beautiful illustrations. What impacts on our New Zealand weather, how does forecasting work, what are la nina and el nino, how to read weather maps, how rain, fog and storms form, and how Māori meteorology works. Everything you need to know about our weather.