South Island winter storm: Heavy rain and snow forecast from Wednesday

NZTA urges motorists to prepare as cold conditions threaten travel.

Moke is expected to produce as much as 25 centimetres of total rain across the Big Island

Met Office weather maps show the return of the wet weather and it doesn't look good for the Bank Holiday weekend

Tropical Storm Moke is passing to the south of Hawaii's Big Island, close enough to dump a foot or more of rain on communities dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Lala

Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii  AP News

Forecasters expected Moke to produce as much as 10 inches of total rain across the Big Island, and up to 15 inches in some isolated places, enough to cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides for the windward and southeast slopes.

Tropical Storm Moke to dump heavy rain on Hawaii’s Big Island just a week after Hurricane Lala  CNN

Tropical Storm Moke continues to churn in open waters in the Central Pacific, just days after Hurricane Lala left widespread destruction across Hawaii.

Tropical Storm Moke was on a path to sideswipe Hawaii on Saturday but still be potent enough to produce heavy rain and life-threatening flooding.

For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm.

It will be sunny and warm to kick off Saturday, but the rainy weather won’t be far behind.

Met Office and BBC Weather forecasters say thunderstorms are on the cards for next week, with flooding also a possibility and as much as 4cm of rain falling

MetService said snow would also fall in Otago and high-altitude roads across the South Island.

Heavy rain is expected for western areas of the South Island on Saturday, ahead of severe gales, high waves and snow on Sunday.

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The UK is bracing for a slew of storms and rainfall this autumn and winter brought by the pesky El Nino phenomenon. Britain has endured a scorching summer marked by extreme heat and drought conditions, with ne

New storm could bring another 15 inches of rain to Hawaii's Big Island  USA Today

As heavy rainfall is forecast, driving experts are warning motorists about the potential hazards and costly wet weather driving mistakes that could land them with fines of up to £5,000

Some areas in the country had the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time” this week

MANILA, Philippines — While the southwest monsoon is expected to weaken, the state weather bureau on Thursday said that scattered rains and thunderstorms may still prevail over Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon within the next 24 hours. This is based on the 11 a.m. weather advisory of the Philippine Atmospheric, Ge