Slow Moving front to bring significant rain and severe gales on Monday

Published 24 October 2026 by SIMA Forecasting Team. All SIMA News articles.

Significant weather Slow Moving front to bring significant rain and severe gales on Monday ⚠ Regional Weather Notices Regional Weather Notices are in place for heavy rain in the west and severe gales for a number of regi

Significant weather

Slow Moving front to bring significant rain and severe gales on Monday

⚠ Regional Weather Notices
Regional Weather Notices are in place for heavy rain in the west and severe gales for a number of regions. See them here, CLICK HERE.

A slow moving front will bring a period of very heavy rain to the West Coast Ranges and Fiordland on Monday, with strong to gale W/NW winds expected for large parts of the South Island on Monday.

South Island Met Agency is keeping a close eye on updates and will make new updates when necessary.

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South Island Met Agency is an independent private forecaster and does not issue official government severe weather warnings. For official New Zealand watches and warnings, visit MetService.