As the weekend approaches most parts of the South Island and the lower part of the North Island are under heavy rain warnings, watches and strong wind watches.
MetService expects the approaching weather system to be more "typical weather" for Aotearoa following extreme and persistent rainfall over the past couple of weeks.
MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris said the approaching weather system is likely to cause less impact compared to the extreme weather that battered parts of the South Island last week.
"While this front is going to drop around 100mm of rain in 10 hours for Fiordland, that does reach the criteria for our warnings but it's not too far out of the ordinary for them."
The ranges of Westland have been issued with an orange heavy rain warning too from 8am to 6pm on Saturday 19, with 70 to 100mm of rain expected to fall.
Ferris told Newshub as the frontal system makes its way north it will weaken as its met with high pressure.
"Wellington will get bursts of strong winds and bursts of heavy rain but the front really doesn't make its way too far, it breaks up quite a lot."
MetService expects the system to move quickly and last for a matter of hours instead of days.
For the centre parts of the south, strong wind warnings are in place for Canterbury high country and Queenstown Lakes District from 11pm on Friday.
The temperature is expected to turn cooler for parts of the South Island hitting around 14 degrees.
Meanwhile, it's looking good for Auckland with a few showers possible but otherwise a reasonably dry weekend.
