Orange heavy rain and road snowfall warnings have been issued for some South Island regions, while watches for heavy rain, snow, and wind are in place for a large part of the remainder of the island.<\/p>\n
MetService said for the 12 hours from 10am Monday, the area northwest of Motueka could expect between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain.<\/p>\n
But there was minimal chance of the warning being upgraded to red, MetService said.<\/p>\n
North Otago, Dunedin and Clutha southeast of Raes Junction also had an orange heavy rain warning, with a forecast of about 80mm to 120mm of rain, from Monday noon until Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
The rain is expected to turn to rain snow above 300 metres for those regions during Tuesday.<\/p>\n
There was a moderate chance of the warning being upgraded to red.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain could cause flooding, slips and difficult driving conditions.<\/p>\n
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