Spring weather is truly underway with a mix of warm and cold sparking thunderstorms and large low pressure in the week ahead.

The bulk of the severe weather looks to be in Australia’s south eastern corner and mostly the southern half of NZ – but windy westerlies are going to surge up and down across NZ in the coming week.

There’s also some large pressure around – giving NZ a calm, sunny and mostly dry patch of weather later this week.

We also take a closer look at Tasmania – and why New Zealanders share more than just the same weather pattern with them!

We have your detailed New Zealand and Australia forecast through to Monday.

🎥⚡️⚡️⚡️Thunderstorms and downpours are moving into western NZ. These #thunderstorms are expected to fall apart as they move inland – but coastal areas should be following them now on radar and the lightning tracker:

📡Live & Free Lightning Tracker: https://t.co/b7309qA57s pic.twitter.com/D49RKqAhpI

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) September 5, 2023