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North Island faces thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain this evening

NZ HeraldStuffRNZ1NewsFriday 3 October 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated

In this story MetService

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MetService has forecast heavy rain, squally thunderstorms and hail for parts of the North Island and the top of the South Island. The weather is expected to move from the northwest, potentially impacting the end of the school holidays.

How they headlined it

First reported by NZ Herald, Fri 3 Oct 2025, 5:00am · 4 reports from 4 outlets over 4 hours
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Weather: Auckland and Northland face thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain this evening (opens in new tab)

  2. StuffStuff

    Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail to batter parts of the North Island (opens in new tab)

  3. RNZRNZ

    Weather: Rain set to put a dampener on end of school holidays (opens in new tab)

  4. 1News1News

    Thunderstorms, heavy rain on the cards for parts of North Island (opens in new tab)