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Westport is still in a state of emergency after severe flooding on July 17 and 18. A further 100mm is now expected by the coast. “They’ve seen the impacts of heavy rain recently – those areas that were saturated can see heavy rain again,” Corrigan said. The heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. Surface flooding and slips are also possible, and driving conditions may be hazardous. The bad weather is also set to put a dampener to the end of the school holidays, and could add chaos to the Monday morning commute.
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As the high pressure moves away to the east over Monday, this allows a strengthening northerly to spread over the country.
This is followed by the front approaching from the Tasman Sea, which is forecast to slowly move northwards over the South Island on Tuesday, then more quickly over the rest of the country on Wednesday.
MetService says there is a moderate confidence rainfall accumulations will reach warning criteria about Fiordland from late on Monday into Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, there is high confidence warnable amounts of rain will fall in Westland south of Otira and the headwaters of the Otago and Canterbury lakes and rivers, it says.
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The high-pressure system bringing clear days and cold nights to New Zealand will move off the country early next week, chased by a front bringing rain and strong winds.
As the high pressure moves away to the east over Monday, this allows a strengthening northerly to spread over the country.
This is followed by the front approaching from the Tasman Sea, which is forecast to slowly move northwards over the South Island on Tuesday, then more quickly over the rest of the country on Wednesday.