Very windy weather will cross NZ over the coming days with the potential for damaging gusts in both islands over Friday and Saturday as the next surge moves in – then again in southern NZ on Monday as another surge of gales arrive.

It means temperatures will be up in the east for a time, before dropping next week. The West Coast has the most rain while eastern areas are driest.

We have your forecast through to Tuesday.

Don’t forget – Thursday’s we also produce a 7 day Australia-only forecast, out later today.
Also, tomorrow Friday is our next ClimateWatch update for the month of October and how Summer is shaping up now that El Nino is here.

💨🥇#Wellington is the windiest city on earth. There are very few places in the world that have such extreme winds from both the north & south.

Wellington's in the Roaring Forties belt of windy weather. Cook Strait & the Southern Alps funnel air the way Huka Falls funnels water! pic.twitter.com/A27ijfSUbd

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) September 28, 2023

⚡️A few #thunderstorms around the upper North Island this afternoon, along with some heavy downpours.

Thunderstorm symbols 🌩️ may be showing up in your local forecast due to this risk – but they are isolated.

📡Track heaviest downpours now on rain radar: https://t.co/sZ6VGec556 pic.twitter.com/YvBzK0FTW2

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) September 28, 2023