Rain continues in the North Island today with heavy falls in some areas.

Settled weather will spread from the south on Tuesday, before more rain arrives on Wednesday, said the MetService in its latest weather update.

“A rain bearing front moved up the South Island on Sunday and Monday morning, bringing heavy rain and notable accumulations in places,” said MetService meteorologist Oscar Shiviti.

Here are some rain accumulations for the 12 hours from 11pm on Sunday evening to 11am on Monday morning:

-Paradise Peak: 173.6mm

-Arthurs Pass: 119mm

-Westport: 76.8mm

-Nelson Creek: 45.8mm

-Hokitika: 42mm

-Nelson Airport: 40.8mm

“Severe weather watches are in place for the North Island, with emphasis on the risk of heavier bursts of rainfall within the thunderstorm watch area extending from Northland, through Auckland and down to Taranaki. We advise people to check the MetService website for more information.”

As the rain moves north today, there is a clearance in the weather in the South Island, and sunnier skies expected.

This settled weather should spread to the North Island by Tuesday, though showers may still occur in the west.

Shiviti continued: “We expect a disruption to the settled weather on Wednesday when another band of rain hits western parts of the country as a front arrives”.

This rain event carries with it potentially severe weather; and brings a change in weather for the country to cloudier, wetter, and windier for the rest of the work week and going into the weekend.

Severe weather is on the cards for places around the North Island. Image / MetService

MetService warns that repeated heavy rain events may have impacts in some places in the west of both islands, and advises people to keep up to date with MetService forecasts and any safety advice from local authorities.

For the rest of the week some places in the South Island will have frosty nights, while overnight temperatures in the North Island will not be as cold.