Developing Story — Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology expects a tropical low in the Coral Sea to become the first tropical cyclone of the South West Pacific cyclone season late Wednesday or early Thursday.

WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan looks at where it will go, how strong it might be, when it may arrive – plus another update for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day weather.

You’ll find text details about the developing cyclone on our homepage, as well as our latest Christmas Day forecast for New Zealand.