A weak cold front is coming to NZ this weekend and next Monday but for the most part NZ is leaning drier than average for the remainder of August with a big uptick in high pressure.

There will still be coastal showers around both islands and by Sunday and Monday a colder change heads up with NZ with even a dusting of snow into the North Island on Monday.

Australia has plenty of coastal showers in the east – otherwise high pressure is dominating much of the continent for the rest of August. September may see low pressure in the Tasman Sea – so we’re not getting too carried away just yet with this drier phase moving in.

We have your weekend outlook and forecast to Monday across New Zealand and Australia.