Cyclone Victor is weakening, currently rated a category 2 level storm, as it heads down towards New Zealand waters past Tonga to our northeast.

Victor is picked to weaken further still before it reaches New Zealand, on about Tuesday or Wednesday next week – so don’t expect any fireworks from the cyclone on our shores.

Check out the forecast heading into the weekend (including what the Blackcaps can expect in Wellington on Friday) with Philip Duncan, below.