Your weather for Saturday. For the latest detailed forecasts and for any Severe Weather Warnings and Watches go to http://bit.ly/metservicenz | MetService New Zealand

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MetService, New Zealand’s only authorised provider of Severe Weather Watches and Warnings, is enhancing the way it communicates public alerts for severe weather. In this video Lisa Murray, our Head of Weather Communications, explains the new warnings and the criteria a weather event needs to reach for MetService to issue a warning. | MetService New Zealand

🌧 Severe Weather Update 💨 EDIT (1:20pm 10/04) A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place for Nelson/Tasman, and Marlborough until 3:30pm this afternoon due to a very fast-moving line of thunderstorms that may bring large hail, flash flooding from intense rainfall, and damaging winds to localised areas. 🟠 Orange Heavy Rain Warnings for Westland, northwest Tasman, the Richmond and Bryant Ranges (including the Rai Valley), Mt Taranaki 🟡 Yellow Heavy Rain Watches for Buller and the Tararua Range St

🌧Severe Weather Update🌧 A trough of low pressure moves over northern and central New Zealand from the west today, bringing a period of rain and strong winds to many places. A Severe Weather Warning for heavy rain remains in force for the ranges of eastern Bay of Plenty, while a Severe Weather Watch covers Northland and Mount Taranaki http://bit.ly/AllWarnings The trough and associated rain is expected to retreat to the Far North tomorrow morning, with a mostly fine day forecast for remainder o