It’s humid and drizzly in the north while those in the deep south eagerly await the next burst of wet weather – although it comes with a cooler southerly that will spread nationwide this weekend.

We track the heavy rain on the West Coast, some wet weather in Southland & Otago and also up in Bay of Plenty.

Plus, over in Australia a tropical deluge near Cairns in the week ahead due to an offshore rainmaker hugging the coast, which may deliver up to 400mm! We have your forecast out to Monday.

*Apologies for the audio issues in today’s video, we anticipate normal sound quality by Thursday.