Severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches issued for North Island

Monday 26 May 2025 · 4 outlets · 7 reports · updated Mon 26 May 2025, 10:37pm

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MetService has issued severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches for Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Waitomo, and Taranaki. The weather system, which includes a risk of localised downpours and flash flooding, is expected to affect these western and northern areas until 6am Tuesday.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 26 May 2025, 7:00am

   Wet weather moves to North Island, heavy rain watches in place (opens in new tab)

   • Weather: Severe thunderstorm watch issued, possible downpours for North Island tonight (opens in new tab) Mon 26 May 2025, 10:16am
   • Weather: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for top of North Island, heavy downpours forecast (opens in new tab) Mon 26 May 2025, 5:01pm
2. 1NewsMon 26 May 2025, 10:36am

   Thunderstorm watches issued for parts of North Island (opens in new tab)

3. RNZMon 26 May 2025, 10:57am

   Weather: Rain and thunder watches for western parts of North Island (opens in new tab)

   • Heavy rain warning for Northland, wet and stormy weather across top of North Island (opens in new tab) Mon 26 May 2025, 10:37pm
4. StuffMon 26 May 2025, 11:29am

   NZ weather live: Heavy downpours in Nelson blocking drains, blowing out manholes (opens in new tab)