A number of heavy rain watches are in place around the motu on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The MetService said a complex trough would cross much of northern and central New Zealand on Friday and would be preceded by rain and strong northeasterlies for many places.<\/p>\n
Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound and the ranges of the Westland District were among the first expected to get periods of heavy rain with amounts which might approach warning criteria, though that chance was low.<\/p>\n
The heavy rain watch there kicks in at 11am Thursday and runs til the early hours of Friday.<\/p>\n
The forecast for Northland from 1pm Thursday was for periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms with possible bursts of heavy rain are possible, and a moderate chance of upgrading to a warning.<\/p>\n
Auckland, including the Coromandel Peninsula, could expect periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms from 8pm, while the same weather was likely to reach Bay of Plenty and Rotorua by 10pm.<\/p>\n
Heavy rains were also expected near Mount Taranaki and in the Tasman region this evening.<\/p>\n
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