This weekend sees a mix of sunny, potentially hot, weather – but also a lot of cloud and rain or showers in the north. A few thunderstorms are also possible for the upper North Island. But all eyes are now focused on next Tuesday and Wednesday, when a subtropical low is expected to affect much of the North Island with a chance of severe weather.
Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the country as heavy rain sets to disrupt weekend plans, MetService says.
Nelson, Taranaki and Fiordland through to the Bay of Plenty could expect heavy rain this weekend as heavy, thundery weather crossed the South Island this weekend and the NorthIsland early next week.
MetService meteorologist Daniel Corbett said northern and western areas of the country would bear the brunt of the rain, so "keep the rain coats handy".
The rain and thunder would reach Auckland by Saturday night but temperatures would not be affected, with 20C forecast for Sunday.
Christchurch and Dunedin would reach similar temperatures.
