WEEKEND AHEAD AND NEXT WEEK: That high moves closer to Southland on Saturday bringing light winds and dry skies for most, but ...

TEMPERATURES: Milder inland and in the lower South Island.

A cold front moves into the South Island on Thursday, mostly the afternoon and evening, preceded by windy westerlies ...

Rain on Thursday is mostly likely in the south-west of the South Island but will move up West Coast with heavy falls and some ...

Next week kicks off with high pressure initially – but by Tuesday and Wednesday the windy westerlies return, fuelled by highs ...

A surge of spring winds and some southern rain is coming in on Thursday ahead of more high pressure going into the weekend.

The weather over Tuesday and Wednesday looks fairly similar ahead of a brief surge of unsettled weather on Thursday.