A heavy rain watch has been issued for the Coromandel region.
A front associated with a low over the Tasman Sea is expected to move southwards over northern New Zealand during the latter part of Thursday and Friday, bringing a period of heavy rain and strong or gale force east to northeast winds, MetService said today.
Auckland, Northland and Gisborne also have heavy rain watches in place.
Aucklanders are being warned of a tropical deluge and monster waves - the worst of which could hit midway through the opening game of the Fifa Women’s World Cup at Eden Park, the Herald reported today.
“Aotearoa New Zealand will be ‘visited’ by the tropics later this week, but it won’t be as pleasant as it sounds,” Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said.