We have more cold fronts and windy westerly gales – but also an uptick in high pressure.

🎆For Guy Fawkes tonight there will be some wet weather around central NZ – but most regions don’t have much wind, which is a positive.

🏇🏽If you’re following the Melbourne Cup, conditions look dry and warm/hot in Melbourne later this afternoon.

Basically high pressure dominates NZ on Wednesday and weakens the front that is trying to move up NZ.

On Thursday some downpours develop over the North Island with isolated thunderstorms.

Windy weather from the west kicks back in on Friday and spreads more nationwide on Sunday, easing back next week – ahead of the next spring cold front.