MetService is predicting heavy rain for Northen New Zealand this afternoon and tomorrow morning.
A low is deepening west of the North Island today (Friday), directing a moist north to northeast flow over the North Island.
An associatedfront is expected to move across northern New Zealand this afternoonand evening, witha brief period of heavy rain and possible squally thunderstorms for Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.
Localised surface flooding and hazardous driving conditions are possible for a time.