Orange heavy rain warnings for top of Sth Island

Orange heavy rain warnings for top of Sth Island

From Checkpoint by RNZ

May 29, 2026 · 3 min

About this episode

Metservice has issued orange heavy rain warnings for the top of the South Island and the West Coast, with a potential upgrade to red warnings.

Metservice has issued orange heavy rain warnings for the top of the South Island and the West Coast with up to 600 millimetres of rain expected in some areas. There's a chance those orange warnings could be upgraded to red. Metservice meteorologist John Law spoke to Lisa Owen.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Owen

Guest: John Law

Topics covered

  • weather
  • heavy rain
  • meteorology
  • South Island
  • warnings

Keywords

  • orange warning
  • heavy rain
  • South Island
  • West Coast
  • Metservice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metservice

Places: South Island, West Coast

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