Updated: Heavy, thundery rainfall expected on New Year’s Eve

Published on 30 December 2023

Update: Sunday 31 December, 2023

MetService have released an updated forecast for New Years Eve on the Coromandel, and yes - it is still going to be a wet one.

Although the heavy thunderstorm forecast is no longer in force showers will persist from mid afternoon with rain for much of the night, clearing in the early hours of Monday morning

Take care, look after your family and friends tonight.

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MetService has issued the latest New Year’s Eve forecast and it looks like we’ll be ushering in 2024 indoors this year.

From mid-afternoon tomorrow, Sunday 31 December, the muggy weather will give way to showers, building during the evening to persistent and at times heavy thundery falls before easing in the early hours of New Year’s Day, Monday 1 January.

Warning amounts of rain in some areas could cause rivers and streams to rise quickly. Our Civil Defence team advises those camping and holidaying near waterways or in low lying areas to keep up to date on local conditions and be prepared to move to higher ground to avoid getting flooded out.

The rain band will pass quickly heralding a pleasant start to 2024 and five or six days of settled weather.

We will provide a further update tomorrow morning.

Keep connected:  MetService, Thames-Coromandel District Council Facebook, and listen to your local radio station.