High pressure from south-eastern Australia is drifting towards NZ this week and over the weekend it will slide out to our east, ushering in a hotter, windier, nor’wester that may see some regions return to the 30 degree mark, or above.

The nor’wester is ahead of a cold front and low pressure zone on Monday and Tuesday – which will bring a nationwide cool down, along with the chance of severe weather (gales, heavy rain and thunderstorm risks). There may even be snow along the ranges.

The weather is being generated by a storm in the Southern Ocean.

High pressure is expected to return next week after this. We have your detailed forecast through to Monday for NZ and parts of Australia too.