Severe Weather Warnings and Watches

Issued by MetService at 9:34am Tuesday 8 Jul 2025

Heavy rain for the Tasman District

A front brings a period of heavy northeasterly rain for the upper South Island from Wednesday afternoon until early Thursday morning.

Please stay up to date with the latest forecasts.

Heavy Rain Watch - Yellow

Area: Tasman District northwest of Motueka

Period: 14hrs from 1:00pm Wednesday 9 Jul 2025 to 3:00am Thursday 10 Jul 2025

Forecast: Periods of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria.
Note, another period of more significant heavy rain is expected during Friday.
Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.


An update for severe weather will be issued by: 10:00am Wednesday 9 Jul 2025

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Road Snowfall

There are no road snowfall warnings for Arthur's Pass (SH73), Crown Range Road, Desert Road (SH1), Dunedin to Waitati Highway (SH1), Haast Pass (SH6), Lewis Pass (SH7), Lindis Pass (SH8), Milford Road (SH94), Napier-Taupo Road (SH5), Porters Pass (SH73), Remutaka Hill Road (SH2).

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