Rain, rain, go away - MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Bay of Plenty.
Periods of heavy rain from this evening through to Thursday evening were forecasted for areas west of Te Puke.
A moist easterly flow was expected to continue over the North Island until Friday.
The rain could be significant, especially in areas where ground conditions were already saturated.
MetService predicted a high of 17 degrees in Tauranga today and a low of 12 degrees overnight.
