Some North Island regions will get up to 13 hours of rain across the day.
Home / New ZealandNZ Herald23 Jun, 2026 07:28 PM2 mins to readMetService morning weather update: Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Video / MetServiceAucklanders are waking up to heavy rain and gusty winds this morning as bleak, stormy conditions cloak the top of the North Island.
A heavy rain watch for Auckland and Great Barrier Island lasts until 6pm with MetService’s severe weather outlook warning of a moderate risk of thunderstorms for
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Weather: Heavy rain in Auckland, Northland, warnings for Coromandel, Bay of Plenty
Weather: Strong winds hit powerlines, cancel flights, ferries and close highways
Winds buffet South Island as storm tracks north
Weather warnings remain in place as storm moves north
It has been a wet start to the day for much of the upper North Island, with heavy rain pelting Auckland, Northland and Great…
Snow may fall to low levels across parts of the South Island overnight.
Methven has already recorded wind gusts reaching 130km/h this afternoon.
While the north has humidity and rain, the south of NZ will see snowfall.
MetService warns thunderstorms could bring gusts up to 100km/h.
Heavy rain, damaging winds and snow are forecast across New Zealand.
