We have plenty of rain and snow coming in for New Zealand in the days ahead, most of it falling over the western side of the country and the Southern Alps.

The main surge of cold air comes through on Sunday and Monday nationwide – easing by Monday evening.

Windy weather surges back in again on Sunday too, with a blustery 24 hours in many places.

Here are some maps to help make sense of it all first…

*Please note, this was first published at noon on Saturday.

– Above, snowfall totals (in cms) as of 1am Monday

– WeatherWatch.co.nz