Severe weather warnings are in place for parts of New Zealand, with 9m waves recorded off Wellington and heavy snow forecast for parts of the country.
Waves of up to 9 metres have been recorded off Wellington as severe weather hits New Zealand, the national weather bureau says.New Zealand's MetService has issued warnings for heavy rain, heavy swell and strong windThe weather is set to ease into the weekend, when temperatures will drop
New Zealand's MetService has severe weather warnings in place for heavy rain, heavy swell and strong winds for parts of the North and South islands. Since 10pm on Wednesday, parts of Christchurch have seen up to 80mm of rain and wind gusts have peaked at 126kph in exposed places, the bureau says. Wellington airport said on social media that most arrivals and departures had been suspended or delayed due to the adverse weather.MetService meteorologist Luis Fernandes said the severe weather had been caused by a low moving rapidly off the east coast."Once this low moves away overnight, a ridge of high pressure moves over the country and we expect a much calmer day on Friday with just a few showers for the eastern parts of New Zealand," he said.
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