If you think our Kiwi summer is suddenly feeling like winter you're not alone.
Thursday's so-called weather bomb drenched many parts of the country, but the stormy weather due to hit New Zealand on Sunday could be just as powerful - and affect more parts of the country.
MetService says a deep low will roll across the country this weekend, bringing with it plenty of rain and more rough, unsettled weather.
The low will come in from the Tasman Sea late on Saturday night bringing heavy rain to the West Coast of the South Island. The low will smother most of the south, with the back-edge of the southerly expected to drench Dunedin before moving out into the Pacific.
The top of the South Island is expected to cop up to 150mm of rain on Sunday morning, but the North Island will also be getting wet, with heavy rain expected from Northland right down to Wellington.
Auckland will see plenty of rain early on Sunday morning, but the weather should clear by the afternoon in the city of sails.
Weather Watch say the low could be even more powerful than Thursday's weather bomb, and are urging Kiwis to prepare for possible gale force winds, flooding and slips in both the North and South Islands.
The clean-up has begun on State Highway 73 through Arthur's Pass. A wall of rocks and debris fell onto the road during Thursday's storm.
There are currently 29 different vehicles working to clear the slip, including dump trucks and a bull dozer.
The road connecting Christchurch and the West Coast is unlikely to open before Saturday.
Meanwhile, following the weather bomb that hit the West Coast on Thursday, the local Westland A&P show in Hokitika has been cancelled for 2017 after the venue was left in an unsuitable condition.
Westland A&P Association President Tom Belton says the weather caused too much damage to the Hokitika Racecourse.
"In order to run the show we need to be able to move heavy vehicles, machinery and animals around on the grassed areas, not to mention heavy foot traffic on the day," he says.
"The ground has already suffered significant damage from the recent Hokitika Race meeting, and as the site is owned by the Racecourse Committee and we are privileged to use it for our show and we do not want to cause further damage to their ground."
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