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

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Budget 2025
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • Cooking the Books
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • What the Actual
  • 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 / Stratford Press

Frosty morning on the way for parts of New Zealand

NZ Herald
29 Jun, 2020 02:31 AM5 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

It's a day for umbrellas in many parts of the country. Photo / Michael Craig

It's a day for umbrellas in many parts of the country. Photo / Michael Craig

Parts of New Zealand are getting as much as 70 and 80mm of rain in a 24-hour period as Metservice warns of severe weather.

Rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast for the North Island today, as one region is issued a heavy rain watch alert.

The part of the country experiencing the most rainfall in the last 24 hours was Coopers Knob in Banks Peninsula, with 82mm.

The second rainiest place was Dawson Falls in the Mt Taranaki area, with 78.5mm.

Those in the Mt Taranaki region are being encouraged to keep a close eye on weather updates and any associated warnings from authorities.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

MetService issued a heavy rain watch alert in the area shortly before 8am and is not due to lift until about 9pm.

"A period of heavy rain and thunderstorms [are] possible. Rainfall amounts may approach warning criteria," the alert said.

A Heavy Rain watch has just been issued for Taranaki. This radar and lightning composite grabbed at 7:43am today shows lightning strikes moving towards Waitomo and Waikato associated with an approaching front. Details of the Watch here https://t.co/bcFLKY4OUU. ^AB pic.twitter.com/B8HRXqqjI8

— MetService (@MetService) June 28, 2020

Other rainy parts of the country include Dunedin, with 33mm, and Ashburton, with 46mm.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Aucklanders are waking up to a chilly morning, with a temperature of 11.5C, feeling like "three layers of clothing", recorded just before 8.30am.

MetService said that rain may become heavy at times and there is also a possibility of thunderstorms and strong northwesterly gusts.

A temperature high of 16C and an overnight low of 9C is forecast in the City of Sails.

Meteorologist Andy Best said forecasted temperatures around the country are expected to be in line with the historical average, but wind chill in some places would make it seem colder.

Places away from wind could expect frost in the morning tomorrow.

Can you spot the area of low pressure in the Tasman Sea?

Low pressure spins clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and this one off the West Coast is displaying the classic koru shape.

This same low will deliver more wet weather to much of the North Island on Monday. ☔ pic.twitter.com/W4MWGG9PlZ

— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) June 28, 2020

The rain comes after a horrendous weekend of wild weather for parts of Auckland, particularly in and around East Tāmaki, Papatoetoe and Otara.

A tornado ripped through parts of South Auckland on Saturday - so strong that it lifted roofs off, tore through business buildings and sent trampolines flying.

It also ripped up trees and fences; and even sent a shed flying into an ambulance where a pregnant woman was in labour in Otara.

The woman's baby boy still did not have a name as of yesterday, but the couple were thinking of the moniker "Storm" as a fitting tribute to his entry into the world.

Northland to Taranaki, including the Bay of Plenty and the central high country, are all in for showers that will become more frequent this morning and later this afternoon.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

And like Auckland, those conditions may turn to heavy rain, thunderstorms and even hail.

READ MORE:
• 'Terrifying tornado': Flooding and roofs lifted in Auckland wild weather
• Auckland tornado terror: 'Everything was destroyed, absolutely everything'; weather expected to now settle
• Wild weather: Severe thunderstorm warning as rain hits Auckland, top of the North Island
• NZ's cold weather explained: What's created this weekend's monster high?

Gisborne is one of the better places to be today, as sunny weather is due the whole day.

The only other place in the country to get a near-perfect day is Westport, which is in for a mainly fine Monday - save for the chance of a spot of rain late this morning.

People in around Whanganui, Wellington and the Wairarapa will see a few showers. Those are due to turn into rain later.

Road snowfall warnings

In the South Island, MetService has also issued road snowfall warnings for a number of main roads in the South Island.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Lewis Pass (State Highway 7) is expected to get a period of snow showers from about 9am to 2pm today. Up to 2cm of snow may accumulate on the road near the summit - with lesser amounts to 600m.

Snow showers are also due over Arthur's Pass (SH73) from now until about 10am. That area is expected to get anything from about 3cm to 6cm of snow near the summit.

Anyone driving on Porters Pass (SH73) is being told that between 8cm to 15cm of snow may build up near the summit also.

Authorities are due to give an update on road snowfall warnings at 11am.

Scattered rain is forecast for areas including Nelson, Buller and Westland before clearing by this afternoon.

In Marlborough, rain is due to develop with snow above 700m this morning.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Those in Canterbury are in for rain north of Timaru before easing to become scattered showers throughout the morning.

Fine conditions are on the cards for western Fiordland while scattered showers are expected in Otago and Southland.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Stratford Press

Stratford Press

A stroll through the history of the Stratford Press

16 Dec 06:13 AM
Stratford Press

Opinion: A year of change and challenges for our community

16 Dec 02:11 AM
Opinion

Carl Bates: Christmas under the mountain - a year on

16 Dec 02:03 AM

The Hire A Hubby hero turning handyman stereotypes on their head

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Stratford Press

A stroll through the history of the Stratford Press

A stroll through the history of the Stratford Press

16 Dec 06:13 AM

Stratford Press prints last issue as NZME closes 14 community papers nationwide.

Opinion: A year of change and challenges for our community

Opinion: A year of change and challenges for our community

16 Dec 02:11 AM
Carl Bates: Christmas under the mountain - a year on

Carl Bates: Christmas under the mountain - a year on

16 Dec 02:03 AM
Stratford council to oppose Treaty bill, citing lack of consultation

Stratford council to oppose Treaty bill, citing lack of consultation

16 Dec 12:07 AM
Gold demand soars amid global turmoil
sponsored

Gold demand soars amid global turmoil

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
  • Stratford Press e-edition
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • 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
  • What the Actual
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven CarGuide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP