3 Apr 2025

Areas could get month's worth of rain in one day - Metservice

From Checkpoint, 5:23 pm on 3 April 2025

MetService said heavy rain and strong winds will affect many parts of the country - with the heaviest rain expected to affect northern parts of the South Island. Some regions have already experienced 18 hours of heavy rain and the forecaster says areas could get a month's worth of rain in one day. Samantha Gee has more.

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