North Island to bear the brunt of more severe weather today, thunderstorms possible
Severe weather caused flash flooding, evacuations and mass power outages yesterday.
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The eastern North Island is in the firing line on Tuesday.
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A swathe of severe thunderstorm warnings were in place for parts of the North Island.
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Friday promises NZ's coldest day of 2024 - and more frosty temperatures are due tonight.
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Auckland temps are set to drop to 6C tonight, with tomorrow night being even cooler at 4C.
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Flooding is possible at the bottom of the North Island as a fierce weather system stalls.
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People ordered to evacuate homes after more rain dumped around the South Island.
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Power cuts, landslides and road closures struck the West Coast yesterday.
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A front headed for the west of New Zealand will sour the sunshine of the early week.
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It is expected to be drier than normal for the first half of April.
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MetService is calling this the 'coldest weekend of the year so far'.
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A smattering of severe weather watches have been issued with more possible.
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MetService says the storm could hit the South Island on Sunday evening, move up on Monday.
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Temperatures will be "above average" for the North Island to start the week.