MetService says cloud and patchy rain is forecast in Marlborough for the rest of the week. It provided some relief to farmers although not enough to stop drought being declared in the region on Tuesday. Giesen Wines chief winemaker Nikolai St George said the forecast had the effect of making indecisive winemakers very decisive. Derek Flynn Giesen Wines chief winemaker Nikolai St George says rain forecast for the week is making winemakers very decisive. But of greater concern was the rain forecast for the rest of the week, he said.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2019 03:45 UTC