The worst of the torrential rain and wind is over and a mostly fine but chilly weekend beckons Northland. MetService said areas around Northland received three times the normal hourly rain from early yesterday as an area of low pressure with cloud wrapped around it moved from the subtropics.
Purerua Peninsula, north west of the Bay of Islands, received 90mm of rain in the 12 hours to 2pm yesterday.MetService meteorologist John Law said 25mm fell in just one hour, between 12pm and 1pm, which was a lot as anything over 6mm was considered heavy. Kerikeri Airport got 18.8mm between 12pm and 1pm, Whangārei 38mm in 12 hours while just 14mm fell in Dargaville over the same period.
Intermittent showers with overnight lows of between 6C and 7C are forecast for tomorrow through to Sunday.
"Next week, the westerlies return bringing isolated showers. The present rain is not just persistent but there are also heavy downpours and it's just a case of people being aware of potential flooding, slips and slides," Law said.
There were no reports of slips or road closures throughout Northland yesterday. Kerikeri Fire Brigade was called to Onekura Rd, Waipapa, about 1.20pm to help a resident whose home was threatened by flooding.
