Weather experts are "keeping an eye on the radar" as heavy rain makes its way towards the Bay of Plenty.
Initial forecasts signalled a huge amount of rain was predicted to hit the Bay of Plenty tomorrow but forecasters are holding off on issuing any warning, for now.
The Metservice forecast this morning showed more than 125mm of rain is expected to fall from 12pm tomorrow, with as much as 32.6mm predicted at 4pm. Anything above 25mm is considered torrential.
This has since changed, with much less rain now expected.
Metservice meteorologist Tom Adams said it was possible the forecast could change dramatically in the next 24 hours depending on a large front hitting New Zealand. Auckland and other parts of the country have been issued weather warnings.
"This front is particularly slow-moving and we have warnings out but it's not really going to bit the Bay of Plenty until tomorrow," Adams said.
"The other thing is the front will eventually start weakening. Whether that happens before or after it hits the Bay of Plenty, we don't know yet. We are definitely keeping an eye on the forecast and will update people."
Adams said the Bay had experienced recent heavy rain events and while Metservice was keen to ensure people were adequately warned, "we also don't want to panic people unnecessarily".