The first week of March will kick off with some wet weather for New Zealand but it’s a bit of a messy set-up with so much high pressure around.

But there’s a break in the high pressure next week – perhaps enough for a weak low to create some pockets of rain and showers before the next high rolls in.

We also take a look at Severe Cyclone Alfred which remains to NZ’s north-west over the Coral Sea (east of Queensland).