High pressure is finally tracking over/near northern NZ, but that placement keeps the westerlies alive and by Friday and this weekend we may again have surges of severe nor-west gales moving into both islands, especially east of the main mountains/divide.

On Sunday the next colder, polar, change arrives in the Deep South and by Monday/Tuesday that will likely cover most of the South Island and maybe the lower North Island.

We have your NZ forecast, frost outlook and 7 day rainfall in today’s update.