Various fronts and troughs lie over New Zealand today bringing showers or rain to most regions, heavy falls and possible thunderstorms are in the mix too.

⚠️The worst of the severe weather is hopefully now easing in most (but not all) places. Still some rain & gusty winds remaining – but for many it's not as intense.

Here are the current @MetService warnings & watches.https://t.co/7xoHnjeNiw

⛺️Plan ahead: https://t.co/D35ySCkVqG pic.twitter.com/rjS4bXmwn4

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) January 5, 2023

North Island

Rain or showers for most regions with humid conditions, rain from Auckland through to Bay Of Plenty is heavy at times, rain about Auckland starts to ease today. Eastern regions are a little drier overall however south of Napier in the morning has rain then easing back.

Northeasterly winds are strong and gusty for some but easing later today – and aren’t as intense as they’ve been.

South Island

Mostly cloudy with rain or showers for Nelson / Marlborough and down the West Coast. Quite humid. Southland and Otago may have the odd spit in the morning then showers becoming more widespread in the afternoon, some heavy with thunderstorms especially just inland away from the coast. Rain in the south and east up to South Canterbury may become more widespread and heavy from evening. Showers spreading into Canterbury from afternoon. Northeasterly winds for most but southerlies for Southland and up the east coast through to Banks Peninsula.

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