More windy weather is in the forecast this weekend along with some wet weather, with rain/showers most likely in the west – and driest weather in the very north and eastern side of NZ.

The polar boundary comes back into the lower South Island for a time following some warmer weather.

But the big picture shows no significant changes to our October weather pattern – but intensity of the wind and rain events may be relaxing a little bit for some areas compared to previous weeks.