Keep the umbrella and potentially gumboots close by as heavy rain is on its way.
Although the severe weather warnings from the weekend are no longer in place, a strong front continues to move its way up the North Island on Monday, bringing heavy rain to most parts of the island.
MetService duty forecaster Larissa Marintchenko said the day was looking "pretty wet" for most.
Thunderstorms and hail are also on the horizon for those based in the central region of the North Island.
WET IN THE CAPITAL
Parts of Wellington are flooded following heavy rainfall on Monday morning.
The worst hit area appeared to be Karori, which received about 13mm of rain between 7am and 8am
Karori Rd resident Leah Robinson said her children leapt into bed with her this morning, saying they were "scared of the flooding".
"I said, 'don't be silly, it's Karori, it doesn't flood'."
When she looked, she found her garage in water after "about twenty or thirty minutes of rain".
"It was torrential. It just kept getting heavier. Karori Rd was underwater. It's going to be a big clean-up. I'm not looking forward to going in my garage."
Robinson, who had lived in the area for about 18 years, said the flooding was the worst it had ever been in Karori.
Other reports of surface flooding in the capital were of people unable to leave their driveways.
Metservice meteorologist Mike Bowe said the amount of rainfall in Karori was significant.
"Six millimetres an hour is what we would call heavy. So it is significant."
Bowe said it was not unusual for this time of year, however, and was a result of a front that moved over the region from the south overnight.
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Seatoun resident Victoria McGaugh said it was "just as well" it was school holidays as otherwise she wouldn't have been able to get to school due to the flooding.
McGaugh, who lives on Burnham St on the south-eastern part of the Wellington seaside suburb, said the area often floods after heavy rain, which she thought was due to macrocarpa needle droppings blocking the drains.
"It's a fairly regularly occurrence because the drains don't get cleared often enough.
"I get that we're in a bit of a gully but it is frustrating because we have on-going issues."
Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard MacLean said there had been some surface flooding across town, and a couple of drain covers had "bounced off" - that is, been forced upwards by the flooding.
It was a hazard and the council was advising people to take extra care on the roads.
There had been 11 reports of flooding to the council from Karori. However MacLean said the infrastructure in the area was "generally" able to cope with flooding.
Four stores are closed at Queensgate Shopping Centre in Lower Hutt.
A staff member at Stewart Dawsons said there was some minor flooding at adjacent Farmers, resulting from maintenance being done above that store's roof.
A sign outside the store said it was closed for maintenance.
Stewart Dawsons, Smiggles, and Lavender were also closed.
A staff member could be seen mopping up water inside the Smiggles store.
WET WEATHER EVERYWHERE
The band of heavy rain across the north is expected to clear in the afternoon however showers across the whole of the island are still expected on Monday evening.
Rain in the western parts of the South Island is expected to clear, but those based in Nelson and the Buller region can expect showers throughout the day.
Rain is also forecast for the eastern parts of the South Island, however its expected to ease to showers later in the day.
Showers across Central Otago and Southland should also clear later in the day.