Weather: Wind and rain on the cards for North Island
14 Feb, 2021 05:44 PM
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The summer weather takes a break this week as rain and strong winds hit the North Island.
A subtropical low moves southwards onto the north of the North Island on Monday, then moves slowly eastwards during Tuesday. The low pressure system is expected to bring rain and strong winds to the North Island.
MetService has issued heavy rain warnings for the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty west of Whakatāne.
Coromandel residents can expect 70 to 110mm of rain to accumulate between 6am and 7pm today. There could be peak rates of 10 to 15mm/h, but 25mm/hr in possible thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening.