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There's a possibility that periods of heavy rain will drench the ranges in the Eastern Bay due to a slow-moving front which is currently lying over central New Zealand.

A severe weather watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty today. Image: MetService/Twitter.

Rain is forecasted to become widespread across the region on Saturday morning, with some heavy falls in the afternoon and evening. Northerly winds are also expected to strengthen Saturday afternoon.

'A burst of heavy rain is expected from late Saturday afternoon through to around dawn on Sunday,” warns the MetService.

Image courtesy of MetService.

This watch will be reviewed by 9pm on Saturday, but the MetService is advising people keep up to date with latest forecasts in case this watch is upgraded to a warning.

Keep up to date with the latest forecasts and any watches/warnings at metservice.com or on mobile devices at m.metservice.com. You can also follow updates on MetService TV, on Facebook, @metservice and @MetServiceWARN on Twitter and at blog.metservice.com

Image courtesy of MetService.

Weather watched issued for the Bay