A blast of strong to gale force westerlies is moving in and may last for a week or longer in some areas.

The new weather pattern sees an end to the subtropical airflow – but wetter weather for the west and warm, windy and dry in the east.

The weather over the next week may prompt a few weather warnings too.

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