Weather advisory: 'Be careful out there today'

With Marlborough still under heavy rain alerts on Monday into Tuesday, Council stressed safety in its morning update and relayed the report of a power outage affecting Rai Valley.

"Be careful out there today," Incident Controller Richard McNamara advised. “Please adhere to all watches and warnings, particularly if you are travelling today. If you don’t have to travel, then don’t...."

Marlborough is under an Orange Heavy Rain Watch until 4am Tuesday for the Richmond and Bryant Ranges, including Rai Valley, and for the ranges between the Wairau and Awatere Rivers.

Marlborough Lines crews responded on Monday morning to address an unplanned outage affecting customers in the Ronga Road area near Rai Valley. For updates, go to: www.facebook.com/MarlboroughLinesNZ

MetService weather alert updates are at https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home.