High pressure is mostly dominating the country but storms in the tropics are moving closer towards us and means it’s something northerners need to “keep an eye on”.

While modelling shows the low offshore, the close proximity to NZ on Sunday and Monday means easterlies and some wet weather may brush the upper North Island. Severe weather risks are currently rated as LOW for this event by WeatherWatch.co.nz, but it’s worth monitoring closely and we explain why.

There are also a few thunderstorms and afternoon downpours around NZ as high pressure continues to mostly control things and bring drier conditions to many regions.

We have your forecast for Waitangi Day, the upcoming weekend and the start of next week