Rain radar

2.10pm: Just a bit of rain about in the latest radar image... Rain radar at 2.10pm. (Source: MetService).

Minions: The Rise of Gru is currently scheduled to be screened tomorrow. 3.12pm: A truck breakdown on SH1 southbound is blocking the middle lane by the Great South Rd off-ramp. Via the promoted we have reinforced these options to all ticketholders," Auckland Transport interim chief executive Mark Lambert said in a statement. People are urged to only call 111 if life or safety is at risk because the volume of calls has been causing delays in answering them. Use the taxi drop off area or walk if you’re close by." Heavy rain warnings are also in place for Northland from 9am to 5pm today, Auckland from 9am to 10pm today, the Coromandel Peninsula from 9am today to midday tomorrow, Bay of Plenty west of Whakatāne from 10am today to 7pm tomorrow and Mount Taranaki from 1pm today to 10am tomorrow. "There may be some delay leaving concert once it has ended. If people have water entering their property but life is not at risk, Alex Norris said they should to do what they can to lift furnishings and possessions without putting themselves at risk. A heavy rain watch is in place for the Bay of Plenty from Whakatane eastwards, and Gisborne north of Ruatoria tomorrow from 3am to 9pm. But please do not call 111 about flooded property if there is no threat to life or safety. 3.52pm: A strong and humid northeast flow is expected to hit the North Island thanks to a sub-tropical low lying to the northwest of the country. The thunderstorms are moving towards the east-southeast, and is expected to lie from Kaiwaka to Ahuroa to Auckland at 4.37pm, and from Te Arai to Puhoi to Auckland City at 5.07pm.