Outbreaks of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms are expected in Auckland this morning, it said.
Rainfall could exceed the warning level of 50mm in six hours in the Auckland region before easing in the afternoon.
Forecasts
Auckland:
Outbreaks of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms in the morning, easing in the afternoon.
Coromandel Peninsula:
About 80mm of rain is expected to fall between 9am and 5pm, with peak intensity of 15 to 25mm/hr in the late morning.
Gisborne north of Ruatoria:
Between 90 and 120mm of rain is expected to fall between 9am and midnight, with the possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Bay of Plenty and the Eastern Hills:
Periods of heavy rain, easing in the evening. Between 80 and 100mm of rain are expected to fall between 9am and 10pm.
- nzherald.co.nz