We’re tracking 3 low pressure systems – but NZ has plenty of dry weather coming thanks to high pressure, which will block most of the tropical lows from reaching us for the rest of January.

Today – we have Category 2 Tropical Cyclone IRENE moving through Vanuatu. It will cross the southern half of the nation across daylight hours today – and clears away tonight to the south east. It’s unlikely to reach NZ due to incoming high pressure.

There are two other lows – one near East Cape and Gisborne still bringing in some wet weather – plus another low in the Coral Sea which may (briefly) also become a tropical cyclone this week, and also poses no current threat to NZ.

South of Australia there is plenty of high pressure heading towards NZ – with more dry weather than wet weather coming, but a cooler change for some in the south arrives in the coming days.Show less