Parts of the South have been affected by surface flooding as an awful run of weather continues. Clutha District Council said downpours in the last 24 hours had created surface flooding on some of the region's roads. There is also surface flooding on the Dipton-Castlerock and Waimea Valley roads. On Christmas Day temperatures across the South were expected to be in the mid-teens across the South, with some rain also expected. Christmas forecast according to MetService:Wanaka 18degC,showersDunedin 15degC, showersAlexandra 17degC, showersOamaru, 15degC, showersInvercargill, 15degC, showersGore, 14degC, showersQueenstown, 17degc, showers

Source: Otago Daily Times December 20, 2019 01:18 UTC