Rotorua's expected to avoid the brunt of former Cyclone Gita today .
She's due to reach the lower North Island and upper South Island by midday .
Rotorua Lakes Council said, "she will impact most of the country to some degree".
The latest MetService forecasts today show a series of troughs on their way to Rotorua, from former Cyclone Gita.
Metrologist Ciaran Doolin said the city would experience "periods of rain as a result, which will be most persistent this evening".