Umbrellas and raincoats will be the order of the day at least into the weekend, but Dannevirke may see better weather ahead.
MetService spokesman Luis Fernandes said the next few days would see a fairly wet period, although there would not be significant rain every day.
He said the current forecast showed it would be wet until at least Saturday, which may put a bit of a dampener on upcoming events.
"It's not the best [weather] for outdoor events," he said.
Sunday would also be a bit "drizzly".