The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

Your weather: Hawke's Bay and Wellington in the firing line of gale force winds and heavy rain

NZ Herald
5 Sep, 2018 05:30 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

MetService Weather New Zealand: September 5th - 7th

Hawke's Bay and the capital will feature in the highlight reel of this week's weather as they once again bear the brunt of gale force winds, heavy rainfalls and possible slips.

An unsettled and strong south to southeast flow that has been hanging over central parts of New Zealand for the past four days, continues to linger.

The flow was delivering periods of heavy rain to eastern parts of the North Island and gale southerlies to southern parts of the North Island, MetService said.

A heavy rain watch was in place for the eastern ranges of Taihape and northern Manawatū with periods of heavy rain.

Mild day for the northern North Island and West Coast. Elsewhere, another chilly day, especially through central New Zealand where wind chill will be an additional factor. https://t.co/hnwmGxCqpj ^CD pic.twitter.com/s0iKQehA9z

— MetService (@MetService) September 5, 2018
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

A strong wind watch was in place for Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Wellington. Southeast winds were expected to reach gale strength in exposed areas.

Hawke's Bay was in for it overnight with another low expected to pass over the area on Thursday night.

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research said Napier had recorded 61mm of rain this week, more than what typically fell in a month.

Niwa said to be wary of flooding and slips across Hawkes Bay. Heavy rain raised the risk of streams and rivers rising rapidly, potentially giving in to hazardous driving conditions.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"A further 80 to 120mm of rain is expected to accumulate on top of what has already fallen about the ranges north of Napier, and 50 to 80mm elsewhere."

Further rain was expected for Thursday and Friday about the northern ranges.

The wet weather continues for the eastern North Island 💧💧💧

Napier has recorded 61 mm of rain so far this week, which is more rain than typically falls in the whole month.

⚠️ Watch for areas of flooding & slips across Hawke's Bay where heavy rain will continue tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/1rrSyh6ZGC

— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) September 5, 2018

Further north, centres like Tauranga and Auckland would receive periods of rain before clearing in the afternoon.

Conditions in the South Island were fine, but cold, with Dunedin and Christchurch not even making the teens with a high of 11C today.

Discover more

New Zealand

Rain causes slips on Napier-Taupo Road

05 Sep 08:15 PM
New Zealand

Hawke's Bay experiences chaotic weather

06 Sep 03:16 AM

Looking ahead to the weekend, "a cold and moist south to southeast flow affects the North Island through to Saturday".

"There is moderate confidence of rainfall reaching warning amounts about Hawke's Bay, especially over the ranges and coastal hills, on Friday, while confidence is low for Gisborne during this time.

"Strong to gale south to southeasterly winds should continue to affect exposed southern and western parts of the North Island, and there is low confidence of the gales becoming severe in exposed parts of Taranaki and Wellington early on Friday," MetService said.

Today's weather

Whangārei: Cloud increasing morning, then rain at times. Southerlies. High 15C Low 8C

Auckland: Cloudy with a few showers, clearing to afternoon fine spells. Southerlies. High 14C Low 8C

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Tauranga: Occasional rain until midday then fine spells. Southerlies. High 15C Low 8C

New Plymouth: Fine spells with chance morning shower. Strong, gusty southeasterlies. High 12C Low 8C

Napier: Rain with heavy falls. Strong southerlies, gale at night. High 12C Low 8C

Wellington: Mostly cloudy. A few showers, clearing in the afternoon but returning in the evening. Strong, gusty southerlies. High 10C Low 7C

Christchurch: Partly cloudy. Easterly breezes. High 11C Low 2C

Dunedin: Fine. Northeasterlies. High 11C Low 5C

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save

    Share this article

Latest from The Country

live
The Country

Conserve water alert in Tasman as storm conditions continue

11 Jul 07:26 AM
The Country

Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing

11 Jul 02:40 AM
The Country

The Country: Aaron Cruden on All Blacks v France second test

11 Jul 02:21 AM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Conserve water alert in Tasman as storm conditions continue
live

Conserve water alert in Tasman as storm conditions continue

11 Jul 07:26 AM

Electrical storms are set to hit at evening rush as Auckland braces for 16 hours of rain.

Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing

Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing

11 Jul 02:40 AM
The Country: Aaron Cruden on All Blacks v France second test

The Country: Aaron Cruden on All Blacks v France second test

11 Jul 02:21 AM
Hamish McKay opens up about his dramatic 50kg weight loss

Hamish McKay opens up about his dramatic 50kg weight loss

11 Jul 01:29 AM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP