Most parts of NZ will be warmer this week than they were last week – and with more rainfall too. A wet nor’easter around the North Island will merge with another Tasman Sea low by Thursday bringing more broken up patches of rain and showers across the country.

Heaviest falls over the next 3 days will be the top half of Northland, East Cape and Gisborne and around Nelson.

In Australia high pressure and settled weather is moving into Sydney but colder nights are on the way.

Generally speaking 5 to 15mm of rain or showers for a large portion of WA, SA, TAS and VIC this week.

We have the NZ / Australia forecast through to Saturday…