King tides, rain and severe gales to hit Auckland beginning tonight
A severe weather watch is in place for Auckland as wild weather is expected from Monday evening. After a month of relatively quiet weather, Auckland is in for a busy 48 hours, MetService tweeted.
We're in for King tides, a couple of decent bursts of rain, and risk of severe gales on Tuesday evening.
Monday evening would see heavy rain and strong westerly winds were expected on Tuesday. There will also be showers in these westerlies, some possibly thundery as well.A king tide was also expected at high tide this evening and Tuesday morning, he said.
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