10 to 30mm is on the way for many South Island centres this weekend as a cold front moves northwards, meanwhile the North Island has showers developing and overnight lows increasing back up to the 20 degree mark.

In Australia it’s fairly quiet but hot weather in western areas next week will see daytime highs climb over 45C.

The tropics look quiet – but there is a tropical disturbance in the Coral Sea area worth keeping an eye on. We have your forecast until Wednesday…