Massive power outage in Sydney leaves 13,000 in the dark
- 13,300 Ausgrid customers without power
- Heavy rain has been lashing down on Sydney
- READ MORE: More rain on the way for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
More than 13,300 homes and businesses have been left without power around Sydney’s inner west as wild weather batters the city.
Thousands of Ausgrid customers went without electricity on Friday night amid heavy rain.
Residents reported street lights and even traffic lights going down in the area.
Suburbs including Newton and Alexandria have been impacted.
More than 13,000 homes and businesses have been left without power around Sydney ‘s inner west as wild weather batters the city
‘The traffic lights, street lights and shop lights are all out,’ one inner west resident told Daily Mail Australia.
‘People screamed and ran out of the shops.’
It comes after a week of wet weather lashing most of the country with more miserable conditions on the forecast.
Sydney could cop as much as 45mm of rain on Saturday and up to 20mm on Sunday.
The reason for the wet weather is a high pressure system centred just south of the country drawing in moisture from the atmosphere which will turn to rain as it meets a pool of upper-level cold air over the next few days.
South-east Australia is in for a soaking over the weekend as this cumulative rainfall map for the seven days until Tuesday shows
NSW and Victoria are in for a soaking, while southern WA, eastern SA and southern Queensland will also see significant falls.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Sarah Scully said the upper-level trough will combine with a coastal trough over NSW on Saturday and ‘ramp up’ the rainfall.
‘Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected in the southern half of NSW,’ Ms Scully said.
‘We’re expecting to issue a severe weather warning as grounds are really wet through eastern parts of NSW due to recent rainfall.
‘Inland NSW the rainfall totals look to be more than 50mm over the weekend, some places even reaching 100mm.’
The Bureau also has a hazardous surf warning in place for Saturday for the Macquarie coast, Hunter coast, Sydney coast and Illawarra coast.
WEEKEND WEATHER IN YOUR CITY
SYDNEY
Friday Rain increasing. Max 22
Saturday Rain. Min 14 Max 19
Sunday Showers. Min 14 Max 21
Monday Shower or two. Min 14 Max 23
BRISBANE
Friday Partly cloudy. Max 24
Saturday Shower or two. Min 15 Max 24
Sunday Shower or two. Min 17 Max 25
Monday Sunny. Min 15 Max 27
ADELAIDE
Friday Mostly sunny. Max 22
Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 10 Max 21
Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 9 Max 21
Monday Partly cloudy. Min 9 Max 20
MELBOURNE
Friday Rain at times, easing. Max 18
Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 20
Sunday Cloud clearing. Min 9 Max 18
Monday Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 19
CAIRNS
Friday Showers. Max 28
Saturday Showers. Min 21 Max 28
Sunday Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29
Monday Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29
PERTH
Friday Showers. Possible storm. Max 25
Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 24
Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 15 Max 26
Monday Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 27
HOBART
Friday Shower or two. Max 15
Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 17
Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 8 Max 18
Monday Possible shower.Min 9 Max 17
CANBERRA
Friday Rain increasing. Max 17
Saturday Rain. Min 8 Max 15
Sunday Shower or two. Min 7 Max 17
Monday Mostly sunny. Min 5 Max 20
DARWIN
Friday Possible morning shower. Max 34
Saturday Sunny. Min 25 Max 35
Sunday Sunny. Min 24 Max 34
Monday Sunny. Min 24 Max 34
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