State Highway 6 on the West Coast has been closed at Harihari due to flooding, as a cold snap sweeping the country brings bursts of heavy rain to many areas. “There is a front that's bringing heavy rain to them at the moment.”Thordarson said the front was moving north, so rain should ease on Sunday night. “We have experienced heavy rain like this before and the weather report is that it’s going to ease tonight so I am not too worried,” he said. This will then be followed by a cooler southerly flow which could also bring heavy rain to some places, MetService says. Where the heavy rain watches areThe top of the South Island is in for some rain, with heavy rain watches forecast for Tasman, west of Motueka, between 4pm Sunday and 3am Monday.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2021 05:41 UTC