Thunder, strong winds and heavy showers look set to crash over Northland today, with MetService issuing a severe thunderstorm watch until about 3pm this afternoon.
Two narrow lines of heavy showers and thunderstorms should move over the north, particularly in the west this morning and early afternoon.
A MetService 'watch' is not as serious as a 'warning' but people are still advised there could be some surface flooding, road slips and hazardous driving conditions.