Downpours have swamped an already rain-soaked Gisborne district.

Heavy rain and severe gales are in store for much of the North Island today.

Gisborne resident says it's been a wild night in the city with rivers swollen and roads closed.

Gisborne resident says farming community is banding together as more rain wreaks havoc.

MetService Weather Christchurch: June 12th

MetService Weather Wellington: June 12th

MetService Weather Auckland: June 12th

Metservice is warning eastern parts of both islands to prepare for rain and gales as a subtropical low moves over the North Island.

An already saturated East Coast is set for more huge downfalls overnight.

Deepening subtropical low will bring some severe weather including heavy rain and gales.

North Island set to be buffeted by strong winds and heavy rains this week.

High pressure system to deliver sunny weekend for most north of Taupo.

MetService Weather Christchurch: June 9th

MetService Weather Wellington: June 9th

MetService Weather Auckland: June 9th

MetService Severe Weather Update: June 9th

The Desert Road is closed as more snow arrives.

The January-through-May period was the fourth warmest of any recorded in NZ, Niwa says.

More snow and rain is expected over the country today and tonight.

MetService Severe Weather Update: September 6th - 8th

More snow is on the way tonight, but it is only forecast to fall as low as 300m and not expected to cause as much disruption as this morning's dump. Source: ODT

If you don't get snow today, you'll get rain and wind.