The heavy rain that caused floods in the Bay of Plenty will ease today, but some areas in the North Island will still see some showers.
It will be fine in the eastern and northern parts of the North Island today, but western areas will have showers that clear later in the day, Metservice meteorologist Tom Adams said.
Heavy flooding in the Bay of Plenty caused havoc for motorist and residents yesterday.
In Whakatane's Galatea, 16.8mm of rain was recorded at 7am and another burst of rain at 2pm was recorded at 6.8mm. The heaviest rain was in the Bay of Plenty's eastern ranges, where 30mm to 50mm of rain fell between 9am to 12pm yesterday. The heavy rain in the eastern ranges caused the Whakatane River near Taneatua to swell, Mr Adams said.
Heavy rain was clearing, but western areas in the North Island, such as Waikato, Taranaki, Wanganui and the Manawatu, would see showers. There was also a chance of thunderstorms in the area before dawn, he said.