Auckland motorists should watch for flooding on Tamaki Drive.
Photo: Auckland Transport
The tail of Cyclone Lola will make itself felt in the Upper North Island from tomorrow.
MetService has issued a severe weather watch for Northland, Auckland, and the Coromandel Peninsula for the next two days.
⚠ Severe Weather Update: 9:56am 28th October 2023 (Saturday)
A large, deep, complex low pressure system is moving slowly towards northern New Zealand; Severe Weather Warnings and Watches have been issued and will be updated again tonight. pic.twitter.com/c5k8aJx6s2
— MetService (@MetService) October 27, 2023
A heavy rain and strong wind warning is in force from midday Sunday until early Monday morning with damaging easterly gusts of 130 kilometres an hour expected.
MetService also issued a heavy rain watch for Auckland and Great Barrier Island, with thunderstorms possible on Monday morning.
Gisborne will then be next in line for a day of heavy rain from early Monday morning.
Updates may be found on the MetService website.
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