Heavy rain will also be possible in ranges of Hawke's Bay on Tuesday. Severe gale south-easterly winds are expected to hit Auckland on Tuesday. Holidaymakers on Great Barrier and in the Coromandel won’t escape the rough weather either, with the strong winds expected to sweep through from Auckland. Eleanor Hughes/Stuff Coromandel is expected to be hit by strong winds in the middle of the week. While much of the South Island will escape the bad weather early in the week, Pyselman said that wouldn’t last with a “pretty messy week” of weather ahead for the country. A front will sweep in across Fiordland on Wednesday, then move over Westland, bringing heavy rain.