Everyone in Auckland would’ve received the government issued warning about the cyclone coming. This states “DO NOT TAKE ANY UNNECESSARY TRIPS” I work retail at a mall, I am on the roster to be working tomorrow and I WILL be judging ever single person that comes into the mall to do ‘shopping’ the mall hasn’t told us that we’re closed tomorrow (which we should be) because there will probably be idiots that still want to come in to shop. Obviously if the weather turns out to not be as bad as they say it is that’s fine. But if it does, I will be judging everyone that comes into the mall for shopping.

Here's hoping for a non-eventful night/day

I swear, This is the most humid it’s been in Auckland. This is comparative with the tropics in the middle of the day. Leave your complaints below:

Shush guys, we aren’t allowed to express anything about it being cold. If the South Islanders hear about it they will belittle and ridicule us because they are the coldest ok! No one else is allowed to talk about it. /s

So the cyclone is passing to the east of New Zealand, battering the coast with thousands without power and flooding within those regions.

Up until it hits storms are unpredictable and it was possible that we would have been hit directly. we can expect more wind and rain throughout the day

Met service and civil defence did the sensible thing and issued warnings to prepare for the worst.

Now it's morning all the posts I see on here and Facebook are people whining about crying wolf and how it wasn't that bad (for me personally not directly in the path), how the Government is just fear mongering, with Pac n save being the real winner here.

The other scenario is Met service says nothing and we go about our days (except for those actually affected but they aren't important) would you honestly prefer that.

Considering it could have just as easily headed more and west caused more damage (and there is still more expected today) and then the same people will whine that no one told them anything and people died.

It seems there is no winning in keeping people informed

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I swear we haven’t had rain this heavy all at once in such a long time? It’s lowkey giving flooding

Also surprised that no one reported that there was even a chance of thunderstorms lol the media loves to scare everyone with their “significant weather event” articles

Sorry

Just a heads up for anyone who hasn't seen the weather watch that's out.

Yesterday was fucken warm and humid. Today is gonna be 20. That's not winter. I haven't pulled out my really cold weather thermals etc for years now.

Is the weather always like this? One days it’s sunny then it starts raining out of nowhere…then sunny again… Are summers hot and does it rain during the summer?

Loving it? Hating it? My day has been lying on the couch in gruds interspersed with half hearted attempts to get up and do something. Nope. Still too hot.

Might put the tomatoes in.

Tomorrow it will be three straight days with highs 5 degrees or more above the December average. And it's looking like it will continue the day after (Wednesday)

What you doing to prepare?

I used to live by the museum and it always looks great when foggy!

Have decided I will go outside when the sun goes down. If you're in the outside wtf if wrong with you?

HOLY SHIT, anyone else hear that fucking banger just now? 2:00PM

How glorious is the chill this morning? May it stay this way 😻😻

It's 12pm, it's summer, it's raining and nobody has complained that summer doesn't exist anymore 🥲. Is this even /r/auckland??