Rain and gale force winds are expected across the country from tomorrow. Photo / Thinkstock
Severe weather is bringing rain and gale force winds across the country from Thursday, MetService says.
A trough from the south will sweep up the country over the next four days, hitting the west coast of the South Island first.
Rain warnings are likely for Fiordland, Westland and the Otago
and Canterbury headwaters on Thursday through to Friday, before the trough heads north, MetService said.
As the week ends, Mt Taranaki, Waitomo and the central North Island high country, along with the ranges of eastern Bay of Plenty, were likely to receive heavy rainfall, MetService predicted.
By Saturday, the trough will have moved further north but confidence for heavy rain was lower for areas such as Taupo, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
