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Thunderstorms and patches of heavy rain are expected across the upper North Island as a large area of unstable air passes through.
WeatherWatch.co.nz reports warm afternoon temperatures coupled with high humidity is likely to produce some big cloud build-ups throughout Thursday and possibly into early Friday.
Head weather analysis Philip Duncan says there are also chances of thunderstorms or isolated showers in the area.
“If the conditions are right we can expect muggy weather on Thursday afternoon, which will lead to some very big cloud build-ups.”
Philip says this could bring heavy periods of rain.
“The general risk zone is over the central and upper North Island - mostly through inland areas like Waikato and Northland, but also include neighbouring regions such as Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the Central Plateau.”
A heavy rain warning has been issued for the Eastern Bay of Plenty by the Metservice from 2pm until midnight today.
