The same ridge of high pressure that we’ve been talking about for a week will continue to be our weather-maker into early next week.

Monday and Tuesday are looking generally dry and settled across the country even as the high starts to lose its grip.

On ANZAC day, the high will have moved off far enough to open the door to allow weak disturbance to approach us from the north.  A few showers may pop up late in the day about Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty.  The rest of the country should still be settled.

On Thursday, attention turns to Australia’s eastern coast where a low is expected to form.  This low would then trek across the Tasman and wind up spreading showers across the North Island on Friday and Saturday.  A few showers could pop up about the upper South Island as well.

On Sunday, a disturbance is expected to move onto the South Island bringing a chance of precipitation with it.  The North Island should be dry.

Photo by Mike Condon

By WeatherWatch Analyst Howard Joseph