• Isolated thunderstorms with possible hail:
  – Until Sunday late night over South Island partially.
  – From Thursday noon to Monday evening over North Island widely.

• Rain:
  – Accumulated precipitation of 50 mm / 24 h or more is widely expected over Southland & West Coast until Sunday morning, and especially up to 200 mm / 24h from Friday to Saturday morning.
  – Accumulated precipitation of up to 400 mm / 72h or more is expected in mountainous areas of West Coast. Watch for slips and flooding.

• Snow (high altitude areas of Southland & West Coast):
  – In West Coast with altitudes above 2,000m, accumulated snow of 50 cm / 24 h or more is partially expected until Sunday morning, and especially up to 100 cm / 24h from Friday to Saturday morning.
  – Accumulated snow of 30 cm / 24 h or more is partially expected in Southland with altitudes above 1,500m on Thursday.

• Wind: average wind speed of 60 km/h or more (gale force) is expected as follows – Until Monday dawn around Cook Strait (northwesterly winds).
  – Until Monday morning over coastal Southland (westerly winds).
  – At least until Saturday noon in high altitude areas of South Island.

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– WeatherWatch.co.nz