The next round of windy west to south west winds are about to move into NZ bringing more rain, showers and isolated thunderstorms.

For Mystery Creek in Waikato it means a bit of a wet Wednesday but the good news is that the long range forecast for the big event is looking mainly dry – and mild!

But elsewhere around NZ – especially southern NZ – the spring pattern is still very much with us next week bringing more cold and showers changes.

Australia: Mostly dry across most states – except coastal QLD where heavy rain returns off and on for the next week ahead, after what has been a fairly quiet spring up there.