MetService has issued heavy rain watches for parts of the South Island. Photo / Screenshot / MetService
MetService has issued heavy rain watches for parts of the South Island. Photo / Screenshot / MetService
A yellow heavy rain watch has been issued for parts of Fiordland, southern Westland and Southland.
MetService issued the watches on Saturday morning as a slow-moving front is expected to bring heavy rain to Fiordland and far southern Westland.
Another front is expected to bring heavy rain to Fiordland fromearly Sunday, and a period of heavy rain is then expected to affect inland Southland.
The watches are for Westland about and south of Haast from 9am to 9pm Saturday, Fiordland about and north of Doubtful Sound from 9am Saturday to 9pm Sunday, and for Southland from 7am to 7pm Sunday.
All three watches have a moderate chance of upgrading to a warning.
