The next 24 hours in NZ will see a snowy change move up the country but it won’t be a major event – nor will it linger.

A big block of high pressure in eastern Australia will take this week to drift to NZ – bringing a settled weekend to most of NZ.

As it departs Australia a storm in the Southern Ocean will brush southern coastal parts in the days ahead – with the system falling apart next week in the NZ area as a windy spring-like westerly.

Snow is also forecast in the ranges of eastern Australia as this stormy system departs there this weekend. Full details to Sunday…