Radar over Northland and Auckland | Rain is on the way 🌧 Much of what you can currently see on the radar is virga, which is rain that isn't reaching the ground.
![Weather: Severe storm warning for lower North Island, flooding in Wellington, heavy rain in Auckland - NZ Herald Weather: Severe storm warning for lower North Island, flooding in Wellington, heavy rain in Auckland - NZ Herald](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/fb3zCfPyiDGZjnmypf9byRbjLow=/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme/public/HX27XTGSL63I2JYZLPYRQGLVMI.jpg)
Weather: Severe storm warning for lower North Island, flooding in Wellington, heavy rain in Auckland - NZ Herald
![WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "☔️Rain clouds are breaking up significantly across the North Island tonight. ⚠️There are still some heavy areas of rain (or showers). Wettest weather mostly in the lower half of WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "☔️Rain clouds are breaking up significantly across the North Island tonight. ⚠️There are still some heavy areas of rain (or showers). Wettest weather mostly in the lower half of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo6FhqpacAEzT75.jpg)
WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "☔️Rain clouds are breaking up significantly across the North Island tonight. ⚠️There are still some heavy areas of rain (or showers). Wettest weather mostly in the lower half of
20 days of radar in 30 seconds ⏲ A lot of the country has had a very dry start to the year which is apparent from the lack of rain on the
![WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "🚨#9pm #AUCKLAND: This event is not over. Yes, rain is easing for some parts of the region, but the instability & particular slow set-up means more heavy rain, slips, WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "🚨#9pm #AUCKLAND: This event is not over. Yes, rain is easing for some parts of the region, but the instability & particular slow set-up means more heavy rain, slips,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FndrevyaQAAnwTE.jpg:large)
WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter: "🚨#9pm #AUCKLAND: This event is not over. Yes, rain is easing for some parts of the region, but the instability & particular slow set-up means more heavy rain, slips,
![Animated Rain Radar: Wet coming in to the north | WeatherWatch - New Zealand's Weather Data & Alerts Authority Animated Rain Radar: Wet coming in to the north | WeatherWatch - New Zealand's Weather Data & Alerts Authority](https://weatherwatch-assets.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/23052547/picture-100199.png)
Animated Rain Radar: Wet coming in to the north | WeatherWatch - New Zealand's Weather Data & Alerts Authority
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