Orange heavy rain alerts are active for Taranaki and eastern Bay of Plenty.
Home / New ZealandNZ Herald4 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM2 mins to readMetService morning weather update: Thursday, June 4, 2026.A second round of severe weather is set to lash the North Island, with forecasters warning of thunderstorms, damaging wind gusts and a risk of localised tornadoes.
MetService has warned there is a moderate risk of thunderstorms in the central and upper North Island from noon, with a chance of
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MetService warns thunderstorms could bring gusts up to 100km/h.
Severe weather warnings are in force for parts of the South Island today.
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Up to 200mm of rain is possible in Northland, while Kaitāia has already had 30mm.
MetService said it is likely to “be a significant weather event affecting large parts of the country.”
