Forecast Thursday 24th May 2018 - Heavy Snow for the South West

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Forecast in Brief for Thursday the 24th May 2018



Northland to Manawatu, including Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Taumarunui, Taihape
Showers, some heavy with hail and thunderstorms, easing for a time overnight and tomorrow morning.

Gisborne, Hawkes Bay
Fine breaks. A few showers, mainly about the ranges.

Horowhenua to Wellington, Wairarapa, Canterbury and Marlborough
Showers, possibly heavy north of Kaikoura, clearing tonight. Showers return tomorrow afternoon or evening, but remaining dry about Canterbury Plains.

Nelson
Showers developing about the western ranges tomorrow, then spreading east at times.

Buller, Westland, Fiordland
Showers about Fiordland spreading elsewhere tonight. Squally showers tomorrow, with thunderstorms and hail. Heavy snow above 400 metres south of Haast tomorrow.

Otago, Southland
Showers, with snow to 300 metres at times, clearing for a time this evening and overnight. Thunderstorms in the south tomorrow.

Chatham Islands
Periods of rain.

Source: Metservice NZ & Weatherzone AU

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