UPDATED 9pm 22 Oct
All trains in the Wellington Region have been cancelled for Thursday 23 Oct, from 8am to 6pm. Please check https://www.metlink.org.nz/ for the latest information on public transport.
Updated Weather Information
STRONG WIND WARNING – RED – Wellington and Wairarapa south of Carterton.
7am to 7pm, Thursday, 23 October. Severe gales with damaging gusts of 140km/h in exposed places. Power outages have already been happening across the region and there may be more as severe weather picks up tomorrow (Thursday).
HEAVY RAIN WARNING – Orange – The Tararua Range.
10am to 8pm Thursday 23 Oct. Expect 80 to 120 mm of rain. Peak rates of 15 to 25 mm/h expected Thursday afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are possible. Streams and rivers may rise rapidly. Surface flooding, slips, and difficult driving conditions possible.
STRONG WIND WARNING – Orange – Kāpiti Coast
9am – 7pm, Thursday 23 Oct. Severe gale northwesterlies gusting 120 km/h in exposed places.
STRONG WIND WARNING – Orange – Wairarapa about and north of Carterton.
10am Thursday 23 Oct – 3am Friday 24 Oct. Severe gale northwesterlies with damaging gusts of 130 km/h in exposed places.
HEAVY SWELLS – Ōtaki to Cape Terawhiti, with highest risk period between late Thursday morning to Thursday evening.
Please see MetService New Zealand for the latest updates.
Take care, WREMO Duty Team