Here’s what is making the weather headlines today…

RAIN SET IN – EASTERN NORTH ISLAND

Rain about Wairarapa pushes northwards along the east coast of the North Island this morning and sets in, it may ease about Wairarapa later today though.

From Friday afternoon or evening and into Saturday rain could become fairly heavy, heavy falls push into Wairarapa from the north on Saturday afternoon and at the same time ease further northwards.

It’s also worth noting the Auckland and Waikato regions could be in for some heavy rain from Friday afternoon then easing overnight.

Keep up to date with watches and warnings from Metservice regarding this rain here.

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THUNDERSTORMS UPPER NORTH ISLAND TODAY

Cooling upper air, good surface temperatures and moisture plus winds converging means there is a chance of thunderstorms about the upper North Island today. More on today’s outlook from Metservice here.

A TOUCH OF FROST?

Perhaps, maybe…..

Inland parts of the lower South Island will be in with a whiskers chance of a light frost this morning and again on Friday morning. In actuality the lows may be a few degrees above zero, still….. a sign summer is starting to whither away.

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