A heavy rain watch is in place for the Coromandel Peninsula for this weekend as a tropical low described by MetService as the next “potential severe weather bringer” is forecast to sweep down the North Island tomorrow.
MetService has forecast a period of heavy rain with
rainfall amounts that may approach warning criteria, especially about the ranges.
The watch was issued this morning for the 12 hours from 11pm Saturday to 11am Sunday.
MetService says there could be a few showers from this afternoon in the Coromandel with northwesterlies becoming strong in exposed places for a time.
A heavy rain watch has also been issued for the Bay of Plenty west of Whakatane for the 15 hours from 2am to 5pm Sunday.
