Heavy rain is likely to mar the end of a mild King鈥檚 Birthday weekend for Hawke鈥檚 Bay.
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for Hawke鈥檚 Bay from 11am on Monday to 11am on Tuesday.
There would be periods of heavy rain and rainfall amounts that could approach warning criteria, especially about the ranges.
The rain could affect Hawke鈥檚 Bay Racing鈥檚 King鈥檚 Birthday race day at the Hawke鈥檚 Bay Racecourse in Hastings.
Metservice meteorologist Alec Holden said rain would develop on Monday as a low-pressure system moves over the North Island and directs easterlies in Hawke鈥檚 Bay bringing rains in.
He said a decent amount of rain would fall on Hawke鈥檚 Bay even after the rain watch period ends on Tuesday, but it would likely ease during the day.
鈥淚t will very likely be impacting Napier and Hastings as the major urban centres,鈥 Holden said.
Napier and Hastings will have temperature highs in the mid-teens and lows of about 8C on Monday and Tuesday.
Winds could reach about 30km/h in Napier on Monday.
鈥淚t might be a bit more gusty in the afternoon; gusting could be about 40 kilometres ... it will be noticeable, but not particularly notable.鈥
He said on Wednesday rain would ease into more showery weather as a southerly flow passes over Hawke鈥檚 Bay.
鈥淭he trend for Wednesday is continual easing from the previous few days of rain and winds.鈥
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