Heavy rain is crossing the North Island and parts of the upper South Island with rain warnings and watches now in force.

You can see all current MetService weather warnings here at WeatherWatch.

VIEW Real Time Rain Radar here at WeatherWatch (updates every 7.5 minutes). (Bookmark the page(s) for future reference too).

Please note with high demand nationwide today there may be a slight delay in opening the page.

App users, see left hand menu for your local high res radar options.

PLAN AHEAD – Use RuralWeather.co.nz to better view your rainfall forecast over the hours ahead (powered by IBM Watson).