Rain, showers, some snow then possible frosts are in the forecast for the next 24 hours as the low that has been bringing pockets of severe weather starts to move east of the country. Between this low and a large high over the southern Tasman Sea this is dredging up a cold south-easterly flow over NZ, dropping temperatures further tonight and going into Thursday.

But high pressure is trying to move in and will bring lighter winds and drier skies to most places on Anzac Day (Saturday). The long weekend may have some wind and showers for a time in both islands, but we’re seeing long dry spells and calmer conditions generally speaking.

We break down New Zealand’s weather between now and Tuesday of next week, plus a rainfall map to make sense of the showers.