“We are going to have rain or showers in Auckland most days this week, but there’ll be dry intervals in between as well,” Glassey said.
However, it does not seem like this wet weather will reach the point where it meets the criteria to be classed as severe.
The same couldn’t be said for the East Coast today, as the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence took to Facebook on Saturday to warn residents of the incoming heavy rain.
“We are well-practised with these weather events in the Bay, and as we know, it’s always important to be prepared.
“Be prepared for any power outages by making sure you have torches and batteries available and you’ve got some emergency food supplies in the house,” the post read.
While severe weather watches and warnings have lapsed for most of the country, eastern parts of the North Island are not off the hook yet.
A heavy rain warning came into effect overnight on Saturday for the Bay of Plenty region, east of Whakatāne, and will remain in place until 2pm today.
It comes just days after a massive deluge in Southland. Queenstown earlier recorded its wettest 24-hour period in 24 years, causing officials to declare a state of emergency for the region at 6.33am on Friday. There was 87mm of rainfall from 9am Thursday to 9am Friday, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research said.
The local states of emergency for Queenstown and Southland was lifted on Saturday afternoon as the regions move into a “local transition period” to support the community and address flooding impacts
Ten homes have now been red-stickered and two yellow-stickered.
While 55 people were initially evacuated, there were now about 15 people still unable to return to their homes, the council said.
