The East Coast can't catch a break.
A weather warning's in place for Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti as they still deal with the damage left behind by Cyclone Gabrielle.
How bad could it be? And when will it hit?
Speaking with Lloyd Burr on Thursday afternoon, MetService meteorologist Angus Hines said Kiwis should "prepare for the worst and hope for the best".
"The showery weather is going to start to amplify… [turning] to longer persistent spells of rain, some heavy falls in the mix as well," Hines said.
"We're seeing more rain affect the North Island, the areas of concern being along the eastern side of the North Island.
"The particular area of concern is the Hawke's Bay region, the northern half of Hawke's Bay especially and that does include spots like Wairoa and the Esk Valley… So could see another 100 - 200 millimetres in some of those areas.
"It's pretty big rainfall numbers again to places that really, really don't want to see that."
Hines said there is likely to be significant impacts in Hawke's Bay, with the heavy rain meant to pick up on Friday afternoon.
"The majority of the rain is going to come from around about 3:00 PM Friday onwards and into Saturday morning as well… Looking at maybe 20 - 24 hours where the majority of that rain will fall as we move into the weekend," Hines said.
"There could be some further slips, road closures, and flooding because the ground is so wet at the moment, it can't really absorb much of the rain which is forecast to arrive.
"That means it's going to start to rear up the severe weather impacts pretty rapidly when that rain does start to fall."
Hines said to prepare for the wet weather, people in those areas of the North Island could prepare by topping up on food, water, medicine and pet food if they have time to do so.
"Keeping up to date with the forecast and maybe even the weather radar so you can see if there is anything near your neighbourhood, might be a good idea tomorrow."
Listen to the full interview between Angus Hines and Lloyd Burr above.
You can also download the full interview on the Lloyd Burr Live podcast, and listen on the go.
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