Heavy rain, gales coming for central and southern areasPETER MEECHAM Heavy rain and gales are on the way for many central and southern areas. Heavy rain with thunderstorms and severe gales are on the way for central and southern areas of the country, hard on the heels of the spring equinox and arrival of daylight saving. An embedded front would bring a burst of heavy rain to western areas as it moved slowly northward from Sunday evening, MetService said. Severe gales gusting to 120kmh could arrive in exposed parts of Fiordland, Southland and Stewart Island from 3pm on Sunday, lasting through to 3am Monday. "Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly.

Source: Stuff September 24, 2017 00:11 UTC