High pressure smothers New Zealand as we head into the long weekend bringing mostly dry weather and light winds, with above normal temperatures by day and night in some regions. But on Saturday a cold front that just swept over Tasmania moves into the South Island, with a drop of 10 degrees in some southern locations compared to today. Wet weather moves up the West Coast on Saturday and Sunday and by Sunday there may be wet weather risks over the top half of the South Island and showers for the North Island (and Monday too) – but large dry areas.

Next week will be warmer again as northerlies kick in and some subtropical rain or downpours are possible – but there still remain question marks about the forecast for mid to late next week due to low pressure that may form in the Tasman Sea, along with a tropical low near Fiji that may drift southwards… and this is all happening as the next high pressure zone wants to return to NZ.

We have no updates this long weekend, our next video is on Tuesday – however if a tropical cyclone forms this weekend we may update you earlier.

Have a great long weekend!