NZ, Australia and the Tropics all have showers next week but no major storms are showing up anywhere.

The South Island has a colder change arriving this weekend which will linger into next week – this is the southerly ahead of more settled weather due to high pressure and will really drop daytime highs for a time in the south.

This weekend a low and weakened front move in from the west bringing wet weather to both main islands – and more humidity.

Next week more showers – but as the week moves through those showers should become more focused inland, with potentially some inland downpours on Christmas Day itself (although the Christmas Day forecast won’t be locked in until next week!).