Heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for upper North Island

Monday 20 January 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 20 Jan 2025, 12:26pm

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MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for Northland and the Coromandel Peninsula due to a subtropical low. Residents in Auckland and Gisborne are also under heavy rain watches. The weather, which includes potential thunderstorms and gale-force winds, is expected to begin mid-afternoon.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 20 Jan 2025, 11:41am

   Weather: Thunderstorms, torrential downpours for Northland, MetService issues alerts for Auckland, Coromandel, Gisborne (opens in new tab)

2. RNZMon 20 Jan 2025, 12:04pm

   Weather: Heavy rain and gales for northern parts of the North Island (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsMon 20 Jan 2025, 12:26pm

   Heavy rain warnings for Northland, Coromandel Peninsula (opens in new tab)