MetService weather warnings and watches have been issued across the motu, but could strong winds and heavy rain make for a saturated FIFA Women's World Cup game tonight?
The Football Ferns and Norway game marks the tournament's opening, with a sold-out Eden Park of around 43,000 fans expected to fill the seats.
Auckland, including Great Barrier Island, will soon be under a heavy rain and strong wind watch, though fortunately for FIFA fans the blowing of the final whistle could come just before bad weather moves in.
MetService has issued Auckland including Great Barrier Island a heavy rain watch from 8pm Thursday to 2pm Friday and a strong wind watch from 10pm Thursday to 6am Friday.
MetService meteorologist April Clark told Newshub the worst of the weather is expected just after the game finishes.
"I know that kick-off is about 7pm so we're expecting that there could be a few showers around, but people will stay fairly dry at the start."
While the worst of the weather isn't expected until the game is over, Clark encourages those who are going to "be prepared".
"People won't be soaking wet or anything like that. That's not what's being indicated at the moment."
Waka Kotahi is urging motorists to drive to the conditions if using the Auckland Harbour Bridge after it issued an amber alert from 10pm Thursday.
"Under an amber alert, speeds may be reduced and some lanes on the bridge may close. The bridge will remain in a 4x4 configuration overnight," said a Waka Kotahi spokesperson.
"Motorists are urged to drive to the conditions, look out for the electronic message boards which will indicate lane closures and reduced speeds, and stay within their lane while travelling across the bridge."
Waka Kotahi warns a second amber alert has been forecast from 3pm to 6pm Friday, with gusts of 75 to 80km/h expected.
A low over the Tasman Sea and associated fronts are forecast to bring rain and easterly gales to northern and central parts of Aotearoa.
Clark told Newshub the low is driving a band of heavy rain and north-east solid winds down the upper part of the North Island on Thursday and Friday.
"That front becomes stationary over the Gisborne, Coromandel region tomorrow. So it sort of just sits in there."
Coromandel Penisula will be under a heavy rain warning from 10pm Thursday to 10pm Friday, with around 120 to 150mm of rain expected to fall.
Tairāwhiti Gisborne is also under a heavy rain warning from 9am Friday to 9am Sunday, with 100 to 130mm of rain expected to fall on the already sodden region.
"Obviously those regions, not just Gisborne and Coromandel Peninsula, have had quite a lot of rain in the last 12 months or so."
Northland's heavy rain watch comes into effect from 2pm Thursday to midnight Friday.
Hawke's Bay, mainly about the ranges and Wairoa District, will be under a heavy rain watch from 3am Friday to 1am Saturday.
Coromandel Peninsula and Waikato about and just west of the Kaimai Range will be under a strong wind watch from 2am Friday to 3pm Friday.
Bay of Plenty southeast of Whakatane's strong wind watch comes into effect at 1pm Friday and ends 3am Saturday.
Marlborough, Nelson, Tasman, Buller and Westland north of Hokitika will be under a strong wind watch from 1am Friday which ends 11am Saturday.
Clark told Newshub windy conditions are expected to move in from Friday morning and warned Kiwis there are a "few things at play in the next couple of days".
"Certainly it's time to keep up to date with watches and warnings and your local forecast."
