Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
Strong wind warnings remain in place for Wellington and the upper South Island this morning. Yesterday, the gusts were so strong, people were blown off bikes and car wing mirrors went flying, with a…
Heather KeatsGuest
Ingrid HipkissHost
MetServices Head of Weather News, Heather Keats, is with us now to tell us more.
So what is the latest on the warnings? When do they expire, these ones for Wellington and the Upper South?
The heavy rain warning in place for the Tararua Range, that ends at 11 this morning.
But you're right, it's the wind that's the biggest concern at the moment as that front's tracking north.
A couple of wind watchers in place, but yeah, they're all gone by one this afternoon.
And that's just because as that front tracks north, which currently it's sitting over, sort of the top of the South Island, central New Zealand, the winds turn from that strong nor'wester and it turns to a more southerly flow behind it and then they start to ease.
MetServices Head of Weather News, Heather Keats, is with us now to tell us more.
So what is the latest on the warnings? When do they expire, these ones for Wellington and the Upper South?
The heavy rain warning in place for the Tararua Range, that ends at 11 this morning.
But you're right, it's the wind that's the biggest concern at the moment as that front's tracking north.
A couple of wind watchers in place, but yeah, they're all gone by one this afternoon.
And that's just because as that front tracks north, which currently it's sitting over, sort of the top of the South Island, central New Zealand, the winds turn from that strong nor'wester and it turns to a more southerly flow behind it and then they start to ease.
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