Photo: NZTAAn ex-tropical cyclone looks set to bring heavy rain and severe gales to the South on the weekend and Fiordland, which is still reeling from last week's battering, is expected to bear the brunt. A severe weather outlook issued this afternoon covered the bottom of the South Island and parts of the West Coast. The MetService said there was a moderate chance it would bring severe gales and heavy rain to the areas covered by the outlook. "There is still some uncertainty regarding the track and intensity of this low, but heavy rain and severe gales are likely to result. But at this stage there was nothing to suggest that the upper North Island would receive any of the rain.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2020 23:37 UTC