As a low pressure system crosses over New Zealand on Thursday with it comes unsettled / wet weather. The darker colours shown in the map below are where the highest areas of precipitation can be expected in the 24 hours from 6am tomorrow morning. As a southerly quarter airflow increases over the South Island conditions start to clear up in the west.

The snow outlook for the 24 hour period from 6am tomorrow morning is shown in the map below.

For rainfall accumulation maps for 1, 2 and 3 days out please visit our new maps page: https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/maps-radars/rain/accumulative-rainfall

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz