Category 2 Cyclone Ruby may reach “severe” Cat 3 status tonight as it makes a direct to New Caledonia.

We show the latest tracking and the path over New Caledonia, southern parts of Vanuatu and towards New Zealand.

We also explain why low pressure zones in the Tasman Sea make this is a complicated set up for NZ with heavy rain and flood risks two full days ahead of the cyclone even coming near us.

Full details on TC Ruby – plus a burst of hot, dry, heat across Australia later this week.