We still have a westerly set up in the week ahead with yet another Southern Ocean storm pushing up rain totals for the West Coast.

Here’s a quick look at your rainfall for the past 24 hours and the next 7 days ahead.

Also a look at snowfall, with some colder winds in the South Island putting more snow on the mountains.

Don’t forget, to drill down deeper and locally use the HOURLY rainfall totals at both WeatherWatch.co.nz and the even bigger rainfall data at RuralWeather.co.nz.

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