The old Post Office building on a rainy day. Photo/John Borren
UPDATE: Another severe weather watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty on Saturday.
A complex trough of low pressure is forecast to cross New Zealand on Saturday,
bringing rain to the north and west of both Islands in a moist northerly flow.
The heaviest rainfalls are expected about Nelson
(especially in the northwest),
Mt Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty and a Severe Weather Watch has been issued for
these areas.
Earlier: Metservice has issued a severe weather watch for heavy rain tomorrow.
A moist northerly flow is expected to spread over the country tonight and Friday, with rain expected for many places, especially in the north and west of both islands.
