Heavy Rain Watch

MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury from 6pm Wednesday, 21 January - 1pm Thursday, 22 January.

Expect periods of heavy rain, and amounts may approach warning criteria. There is a moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.

Please drive to the conditions.

Please remember:

  • If it's flooded - forget it!
  • Stay home in extremely adverse conditions where possible
  • If you need to travel please drive to the conditions
  • Drivers should expect surface flooding and drive accordingly
  • Clean out gutters and drains
  • Prepare sandbags if your home is prone to flooding
  • Keep up to date with the MetService website.

Road closures:

Keep an eye out on road closures here. 

Power outages

If you're affected visit  - https://mainpower.co.nz/no-power
You can see a map view of power outages here - https://outages.mainpower.co.nz/

How to report an issue

You can report issues to us quickly and easily via our website.

If your query is urgent please call us on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV).