A Metservice meteorologist says this week’s weather is “not the news most parents would hope for” as school holidays start.

Over the weekend Canterbury was lashed by wind so bad Metservice issued a red warning for parts of the region.

The weather system that caused those gusts had since moved north and stalled over the top of Wellington and southern Wairarapa.

Metservice Meteorologist Dom Barry said it was now bringing wind and rain to the central and lower North Island.

“That front does continue to move northwards and then off the country as we head into tomorrow.”

However, Barry said there was wet weather on the way.

“Unfortunately, it is not the news that most parents would hope for, we have a series of fronts that will be moving up the country throughout the week, bringing rain to many areas.”

He said the worst areas for rain were expected to be in the south, west and north of both islands.

“Those in the eastern North Island will see the least amount of rain, as well as those in the eastern South Island however that doesn’t mean they get away unscathed either.”

Of the major centres Aucklanders and Wellingtonians could expect it to be a wet week, he said.

Barry said whilst it would be wet there were no large areas of concern weatherwise currently.

“As the week progresses, we could expect to see some potential for heavier rain for the likes of Bay of Plenty, maybe the Coromandel Peninsula or Taranaki.”

He said by Friday there would likely be less heavy rain falling.

-RNZ