Chance of a tropical cyclone sweeping through Tonga and Fiji on Easter Monday.

A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Dire weather is predicted across the North Island as the remnants of Debbie make landfall.

Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.

Summer is expected to end with a roar as thunderstorms roll across the upper North Island.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

With just a few days until Christmas holidaymakers across the country are wondering what the weather will serve on come Sunday. For the definitive lowdown Tristram Clayton is joined for the last time this year by Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch.

Unsettled weather continues this week with windy westerlies and passing showers. A brief period of hot weather arrives mid week before a cooler change arrives on Thursday and Friday.

A surge of wind, rain then showers and sun are on the way for the country this weekend and into next week. It's an unsettled forecast across New Zealand for at least the next five days. Driest/warmest in the north east of NZ, wettest on the West Coast and windiest in the east and central areas.

It's felt like summer in many places this week but the next few days get colder in the south and wetter and windier in the north and east. Nothing too dramatic in the forecast but the settled pattern is coming to a temporary end.

This week sees a real variety of temperatures and weather - from highs near 30 degrees to a wet cool southerly - and more heat and sun beyond that.

Thunderstorms are expected to hit some parts of the North Island today and tomorrow before temperatures soar to low-30s in some parts of New Zealand later this week.

The first weekend of December is here and the forecast shows plenty of light winds but also afternoon downpours. Next week rain and some wind returns - but don't fret, high pressure returns later next week across NZ.

A very large area of high pressure is moving in across the entire country. This means calm conditions will prevail for the next several days in most regions.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Windy weather over the weekend and Monday will gradually ease this week, with high pressure dominating New Zealand by December 1st.

Areas most affected by Monday morning's 7.8 quake have been hit twice as hard throughout the week with gale force winds and torrential rain hampering relief and clean up efforts, but a respite is on the way! Phil Duncan from Weather Watch brings some welcome weather news for the week ahead.

After an exhausting week thanks to Mother Mature we finally have a large high rolling in promising much better weather for quake hit areas and much drier weather for water logged regions.

Following the devastating quakes today all eyes are focused on the weather as gales and heavy rain moves into central New Zealand.

This weekend is a typical spring one with warm weather to begin with in the North Island and a cold or change moving through on Sunday. Most places will see rain or showers even if just briefly, but there will be plenty of dry spells especially in the north. Next week a large low is coming which will bring both warm and cold, rain and wind - and sunny spells too!

The next couple of days look hot over the North Island, especially in the east. Meanwhile a cold front is moving up the country over the weekend.

Typical spring weather is spreading across New Zealand this week with thunderstorms on Monday, cooler weather Tuesday then heat for some on Wednesday and Thursday in the north while it cools down in the south.

Plenty of showers, sun and westerlies are on the way for both islands and both east and west coasts. The bulk of the wet weather is moving in to the West Coast.

November 1st kicks off with a cold front - and it kicks off perhaps over 10 days of this repetitive pattern. Here's the forecast for the week with WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan.

A weak front is crossing the country overnight with showers clearing for the most part on Saturday. A few downpours will remain in the northeastern side of the North Island on Sunday and perhaps into Halloween Monday. Next week sees westerlies and fairly average weather for November's first week.

We have a cooler change for the South Island with a burst of rain or showers, even for Canterbury over the next few days. The North Island is mainly dry with plenty of westerlies over the coming week. November looks to kick off with a similar pattern.

Labour Weekend is finally here and temperatures take a bit of a dip to begin with on Saturday morning across the country but mild weather returns over Saturday afternoon or into Sunday. High pressure looks set to cover the country with light winds and mainly dry skies - however early showers will be clearing the eastern North Island on Saturday (mainly around Gisborne) while rain clouds approach Fiordland or the West Coast later on Sunday or into Monday.