Severe weather expected in Auckland

  • 20/07/2016
Severe weather expected in Auckland

MetService has issued a severe weather watch alert for the Auckland region, with wind gusts of up to 90 km/h on Wednesday morning.

Gusts of 90 to 100km/h were reported in Auckland on Tuesday night, with wind in the Hauraki Gulf reaching 128 km/h.

Northern and central areas around NZ will be lashed by southwesterlies, as a front brings rain and gale-force winds.

MetService warns that westerly gales may become severe about exposed parts of Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Waikato and Waitomo until late morning Wednesday.

The South Island is also in the firing line, with the risk of severe southwesterly gales from Stewart Island to Nelson.

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