Sunday: A rain band moves into the western side of the North Island with some patchy rain and showers – hit and miss for those who need rain, and driest in the east. Westerlies winds continue for many. Rain returns to the South Island’s southern and western sides later on and into Monday.

☁️☔️Cloud, Precipitation and Air Pressure from 7pm Sunday to 7pm Tuesday as the storm to New Zealand's south tracks by. pic.twitter.com/kgVM3hKxW1

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) March 2, 2024

☔️48 hour rainfall from Sunday Evening to Tuesday Evening. pic.twitter.com/h2au8Ab9Xc

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) March 2, 2024

Monday: Strong to gale force westerlies kick in, severe gale possible in places like Wellington, Wairarapa central NZ, the Southern Alps, inland eastern areas of the North Island. Rain is heavy on the West Coast and moves into the North Island with hit and miss downpours. Thunderstorms possible. Snow on the Southern Alps. Colder air arrives in southern NZ. Gusty weather may ease for a time on Monday before gale westerlies kick in overnight and into Tuesday morning in some exposed places. Worst winds will be from Taranaki to Hawke’s Bay southwards, but Auckland may have coastal gales for a time too.

⚠️🌀Incoming blast for Monday & Tuesday… then back to settled high pressure.

📺March/Autumn Outlook: https://t.co/EqJRdEG0Bk

(Add 13 hours to time stamp for NZ) pic.twitter.com/cKrRlhnqvD

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) March 1, 2024

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Additional Weather Maps most helpful this weekend are…

• Severe Weather Risks
• Cumulative Rainfall next 7 days
• Thunderstorm Risks
• Animated Wind
• Temperatures

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