Strong blustery winds, squally thunderstorms and downpours are set to hammer central New Zealand and the upper North Island, including Auckland. The organisation also warned those cycling and walking to take care and watch out for debris with strong gales and heavy rain expected. The first flight of the day was delayed by 15 minutes due to bad weather on the island, the airline confirmed. According to MetService, these thunderstorms may bring heavy rain of 10-25mm, and strong wind gusts of 90-110kmh, along with a low risk of localised downpours of 25-40mm. This intense pressure system is expected to bring brief spells of heavy rain to many parts of the North Island and the top of the South Island.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 04, 2019 21:45 UTC