NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / New Zealand

Your weather: Heavy rain and gale force winds poised to hammer central New Zealand

NZ Herald
3 Sep, 2018 05:16 PM5 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

MetService Weather New Zealand: September 3rd - 5th

Heavy rain and gale force winds gusting up to 120km/h are poised to hammer central parts of New Zealand with the capital directly in the firing line.

Periods of heavy rain were expected about eastern and southern parts of the North Island today, with strong cold southerlies from coastal Marlborough to lower parts of the North Island, MetService says.

A Strong Wind Warning is in force for Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds with gusts up to 120km/h in exposed places, as well as a heavy rain warning for the eastern hills of Wellington and Wairarapa.

With a cold southerly wind blasting through Wellington as rush hour approaches, I thought a graphic showing how windchill affects us would be appropriate. Latest weather at www. https://t.co/KjoElHh2uF ^Lisa pic.twitter.com/Vby9olaEgX

— MetService (@MetService) September 3, 2018

More slips and trees have already come down in Wellington overnight and two Cook Strait ferry sailings have been cancelled.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Police say two large rocks fell on State Highway 2 near Silverstream at about 1.40am.

Later, at about 4.30am, a tree fell on Wilton Rd and a slip came down on Churchill Drive in Crofton Downs blocking two lanes.

Wellington City Council contractors are dealing with both incidents.

A slip also halted train services between Ngaio and Johnsonville for a few hours as commuters headed home last night.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Meanwhile there is more disruption for those hoping to cross Cook Strait today.

Due to adverse conditions ALL sailings have been cancelled this morning. Shuttles depart DB @6.50am,7.45am,8.45am &QW @8.20am.Apologies, EBW

— Metlink Wellington (@metlinkwgtn) September 3, 2018

The Interislander ferry sailing from Wellington to Picton due to leave at 3.30am was cancelled, forcing the cancellation of the return service from Picton to Wellington at 9am.

All Wellington harbour ferry sailings have also been cancelled.

Meanwhile rainfall accumulations could reach warning criteria as heavy rain could cause rivers and streams to rise rapidly.

Discover more

New Zealand

Wild weather: Winter's gone but the bad weather isn't

02 Sep 04:08 AM
New Zealand

Joys of spring? More like gales, slips, snow, downpours

02 Sep 11:13 PM
New Zealand

Blast of polar air pushing up the North Island, heavy rain hammering the capital and heading east

03 Sep 04:14 AM

Slips were also possible.

Yesterday several slips were noted in the capital during gale force winds and heavy downpours.

One slip fell on to the front of a car on Ohiro Rd in Brooklyn.

Another slip came down on the westbound lane of State Highway 58, north of the city, in the morning, but had since been partially cleared.

State Highway 2, Waiotahe Beach Rd, west of Ōpotiki has been completely closed by a large slip early this morning.

Diversions are in place using Paerata Ridge and Verrall Rds and contractors and police were on site at 3am trying to resolve the issue.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"The slip is reported to be still moving making estimates for starting work or re-opening difficult," a police spokesperson said.

Overnight snow and ice had forced the closure of the Desert Road on SH1 with 2cm to 5cm of snow about the summit and southern side of the road above 900m.

In Wellington overnight, wind gusts of 130km/h were recorded in exposed areas, said MetService meteorologist Brian Mercer. Those gusts were expected to continue through the day.

Napier was also windy this morning with gusts of up to 70kmh.

Weather in the South Island was improving, there was some rain on the east coast with some cloud, but that would gradually clear by this evening.

Back north in Auckland residents of the supercity had woken up to pretty mild weather.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Auckland is not too bad at the moment, it is quite cloudy," Mercer said.

"Later this morning we will see some showers that will continue through the afternoon."

Later in the week a "broad complex trough" was expected to lie slow moving just northeast of the North Island during Wednesday and Thursday,

This trough moves north on Friday leaving a strong to gale southerly over the North Island through Friday and Saturday.

"Persistent rain is likely to affect to eastern parts of the North Island and upper South Island from Wednesday to Friday, initially falling as snow about the Marlborough Ranges.

"There is a high risk of rainfall accumulations exceeding warning amounts about eastern areas from Gisborne City through to the northern Wairarapa, including the ranges, from Wednesday through to Friday, with a low risk about eastern Wellington, southern Wairarapa and the Marlborough Coast from Wednesday to Thursday."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

There was also a moderate risk of severe gale south to southeasterlies about Taranaki, Manawatu, Horowhenua and the Kāpiti Coast during Wednesday and Thursday.

A low risk was predicted about Wellington, south Wairarapa and the Marlborough Coast on Wednesday - as indicated on chart.

Today's weather

Whangārei: Occasional showers, possibly heavy with thunderstorms before dawn, clearing this evening. Fresh southerlies. High 14C Low 7C

Auckland: Occasional showers, clearing this evening. Fresh southerlies. High 14C Low 7C

Tauranga: A few showers, chance heavy, clearing evening. Southerlies developing afternoon. High 14C Low 7C

New Plymouth: Cloudy periods, chance shower. Strong gusty southeasterlies. High 12C Low 8C

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Napier: Rain. Southerlies strengthening this afternoon. High 13C Low 8C

Whanganui: Rain gradually easing, clearing evening. Southerlies,strong at times. High 14C Low 7C

Wellington: Periods of rain. Southerlies, gale in exposed places gusting 120km​/​h this morning. High 10C Low 8C

Christchurch: Cloudy with a few showers, becoming isolated evening. Southerlies, gradually easing. High 11C Low 3C

Dunedin: Cloudy, chance morning shower, then becoming fine afternoon. Southerlies dying out. High 11C Low 5C

Save

    Share this article

Latest from New Zealand

New Zealand|crime

Probe into man who abused girl as he read her stories led to another sinister finding

19 Jun 07:00 AM
New Zealand

'Cheeky grin': Family, school mourn 6yo victim of Pātea boat tragedy

19 Jun 06:30 AM
New Zealand

From top to bottom: Gisborne slumps to last on economic scoreboard, locals still optimistic

19 Jun 06:00 AM

Jono and Ben brew up a tea-fuelled adventure in Sri Lanka

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from New Zealand

Probe into man who abused girl as he read her stories led to another sinister finding

Probe into man who abused girl as he read her stories led to another sinister finding

19 Jun 07:00 AM

William Seddon had a collection of child abuse images, said to have led to the assaults.

'Cheeky grin': Family, school mourn 6yo victim of Pātea boat tragedy

'Cheeky grin': Family, school mourn 6yo victim of Pātea boat tragedy

19 Jun 06:30 AM
From top to bottom: Gisborne slumps to last on economic scoreboard, locals still optimistic

From top to bottom: Gisborne slumps to last on economic scoreboard, locals still optimistic

19 Jun 06:00 AM
Rotorua chef denies arson of his own home

Rotorua chef denies arson of his own home

19 Jun 06:00 AM
Help for those helping hardest-hit
sponsored

Help for those helping hardest-hit

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP