NZ – Australia – South Pacific: We have the forecast for the week before Christmas as a low falls apart in the NZ area bringing more afternoon downpours and thunderstorms for the entire week ahead. Some places will be mostly dry but the downpours forming each day are worth tracking.

Australia has a cooler start this week for places like Sydney but hot in Adelaide to begin with. As the week wears on the heat shifts from SA to VIC to NSW and cools down a little behind it.

The tropics aren’t too stormy this week with the usual downpours.

We have your forecast through to Christmas Day.

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PROGRAMMING NOTES:

*We have daily videos this week including a special Mini-ClimateWatch outlook on Thursday taking a look at La Nina and what to expect for late December and early January.

**Our final daily video for 2022 is this Friday.

***Our daily videos return again around mid January 20223 (we’re aiming for the 18th).

***The website(s) and app don’t stop! We have daily news updates and maps throughout the holidays every day of the week with our forecast data updated hourly: WeatherWatch.co.nz and RuralWeather.co.nz or download our free App (which is having a major overhaul in 2023)!