Windy weather is about to be New Zealand’s main weather feature over the weekend and next week. Damaging gales are possible in both main islands along with alpine snow (and maybe a few isolated lower flurries in the lower South Island).

Western wet weather off the Tasman Sea – some heavy falls with isolated thunderstorms too. Eastern areas look driest.

Squally conditions (a burst of wind with a downpour at the same time) are also expected off the Tasman Sea from time to time for western areas.

We have your NZ forecast out to Wednesday of next week, along with extra wind gust maps to make more sense of it all.