Severe Weather Watch

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Heavy rain and northwest gales for parts of southern and central New Zealand An active low pressure system moves east across the South Island early Sunday, while an associated front moves across the North Island during Sunday and early Monday. This weather system is forecast to bring a period of heavy rain and strong northwest winds. Warnings and Watches for heavy rain and northwest gales are in force for areas of both Islands. Please keep up to date with the latest forecasts. Heavy Rain Watch Area: Bay of Plenty east of Opotiki Period: 10hrs from 8pm Sun, 18 May - 6am Mon, 19 May Forecast: Period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning. Area: Northern Taranaki, Taumarunui, Waitomo, Waikato south of Raglan, Tongariro National Park, and Taupo west of the Lake Period: 11hrs from noon - 11pm Sun, 18 May Forecast: A period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Rain easing from the west Sunday evening. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning. Area: Richmond and Bryant ranges, also the Rai Valley Period: 12hrs from 10pm Sat, 17 May - 10am Sun, 18 May Forecast: A period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning. Area: Ranges of the Grey District Period: 9hrs from 8pm Sat, 17 May - 5am Sun, 18 May Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Low chance of upgrading to a Warning. Area: Headwaters of the Otago Lakes and Rivers Period: 5hrs from 8pm Sat, 17 May - 1am Sun, 18 May Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria within 15 kilometres of the main divide. Minimal chance of upgrading to a Warning. Area: Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound Period: 3hrs from 8pm - 11pm Sat, 17 May Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Minimal chance of upgrading to a Warning. Strong Wind Watch Area: Wairarapa Period: 14hrs from midnight Sat, 17 May - 2pm Sun, 18 May Forecast: North to northwest winds may approach severe gale in exposed places. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning. Issued: 8:39pm Sat, 17 May Next update: 10am Sun, 18 May
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Heavy rain and northwest gales for parts of southern and central New Zealand

An active low pressure system moves east across the South Island early Sunday, while an associated front moves across the North Island during Sunday and early Monday. This weather system is forecast to bring a period of heavy rain and strong northwest winds.

Warnings and Watches for heavy rain and northwest gales are in force for areas of both Islands.

Please keep up to date with the latest forecasts.

Heavy Rain Watch

Area: Bay of Plenty east of Opotiki

Period: 10hrs from 8pm Sun, 18 May - 6am Mon, 19 May

Forecast: Period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Area: Northern Taranaki, Taumarunui, Waitomo, Waikato south of Raglan, Tongariro National Park, and Taupo west of the Lake

Period: 11hrs from noon - 11pm Sun, 18 May

Forecast: A period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Rain easing from the west Sunday evening. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Area: Richmond and Bryant ranges, also the Rai Valley

Period: 12hrs from 10pm Sat, 17 May - 10am Sun, 18 May

Forecast: A period of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Area: Ranges of the Grey District

Period: 9hrs from 8pm Sat, 17 May - 5am Sun, 18 May

Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Low chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Area: Headwaters of the Otago Lakes and Rivers

Period: 5hrs from 8pm Sat, 17 May - 1am Sun, 18 May

Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria within 15 kilometres of the main divide. Minimal chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Area: Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound

Period: 3hrs from 8pm - 11pm Sat, 17 May

Forecast: Heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. Minimal chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Strong Wind Watch

Area: Wairarapa

Period: 14hrs from midnight Sat, 17 May - 2pm Sun, 18 May

Forecast: North to northwest winds may approach severe gale in exposed places. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Issued: 8:39pm Sat, 17 May
Next update: 10am Sun, 18 May

Be Advised:
Before making decisions based on this data
please see the information at metservice.com who are the providers of this data