The weather is about to become warmer, even hot for some this weekend and early next week with the mercury likely reaching 30 degrees in some places.

However there is another concern developing – just how dry it is becoming already.

Spring can be quite a dramatic season and we can transition very quickly from people complaining about too wet and wintry to suddenly too hot and dry. We take a look at the pattern around NZ up until Tuesday next week and what this means for us all.

We also take a quick political look at a podcast out today by The Detail. You can find that interview in full here: