Keep a jacket handy this weekend, as heavy rain is expected in Fiordland, Westland and the Canterbury and Otago headwaters. A MetService spokesman said today a front would move north over the South Island during the weekend and was forecast to bring rain to parts of the South Island. He said up to 200mm was expected to fall about the ranges of Westland, south of Otira, and up to 120mm near the coast south of Ross, between 3am on Sunday and 2am on Monday. Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly, surface flooding and slips were also possible, and driving conditions may be hazardous, the spokesman said. In Fiordland, south of Doubtful Sound, heavy rain was also expected to approach warning criteria between 6pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 06, 2022 00:09 UTC