Weather: Heavy rain for New Zealand, gales, humid nights for weekend

Another heavy rain event looks likely later this week as the tropics influence our weather. Photo / Niwa WeatherAnother heavy rain event looks likely later this week as the tropics influence our weather. Photo / Niwa WeatherReturning holidaymakers are in for a tropically-charged pelting with much of the country set to face heavy rain in the final weekend of school holidays. Although its exact track is uncertain, it is expected to bring heavy rain to flood-ravaged eastern and southern regions of the North Island and the west and north of the South Island. “We are also expecting strong northeasterly winds for the North Island associated with this low-pressure system,” Owens said.