We’re in the thick of spring chaos but there is some order coming in during October with more highs to the north and more lows to the south, encouraging an uptick in drier and milder weather for the NZ region.

We take a detailed look at temperature trends, rainfall forecasts and soil information across NZ and Australia for the coming month – and extra long range rainfall and temperature maps from IBM take us out to the end of 2021.

Also, the latest on La Nina and how that is possibly shaping up in our part of the world.

Click here to see all the maps used in this video in more detail.