Rain and showers are coming this weekend for northern parts of the North Island while the further south you go the drier it should be – and sunnier too.

Much of the South Island has a dry weekend although clouds build in the north on Sunday with some patchy rain possible in northern regions on Monday – and it’s a similar story for the lower North Island.

But the upper North Island may be a few days of cloud, drizzle and areas of rain – with some heavy falls. It’s not yet all locked in – but here’s the latest forecast through until next Monday, Queen’s Birthday