State to be battered by 100mm of rain
New South Wales residents should have their umbrellas ready, with up to 100 millimetres of rain predicted to hit parts of the state within seven days.
Wet conditions are forecast to carry on for the rest of the week and over the weekend in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast.
On Wednesday, there is a very high chance of rain along the coastal fringe, with a high chance elsewhere in Sydney.
The chance of showers remains high on Thursday and Friday, with a very high chance rainfall will continue in Sydney for a wet weekend, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
State to be battered by 100mm of rain
A moderate flood warning is in place for the Warrego River in NSW.
“Showers will continue to creep along the New South Wales and south east Queensland coast but we’ll also see by Thursday more showers in western parts of New South Wales,” Sky News Meterologist Rob Sharpe said.
“That will grow and build as we move towards the weekend and shift eastwards with areas of rain and storms and some pretty decent totals expected.
“And then the wet weather on the coast will increase as we move through the weekend and into Monday as the low pressure system forms and then quickly moves out to sea.”
Wet weather may also hit Brisbane, with a chance of showers over the next few days, including a high chance of rainfall on Friday and Saturday, while drier conditions are expected in Melbourne, with partly cloudy conditions predicted for the rest of the week and the weekend.
In Perth, rain is expected in the lead up to the weekend, with the chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for capital cities for the rest of the week:
Perth
Wednesday — showers increasing, max 26
Thursday — showers, max 25
Friday — possible shower, max 23
Melbourne
Wednesday — partly cloudy, max 18
Thursday — partly cloudy, max 17
Friday — partly cloudy, max 18
Sydney
Wednesday — showers, max 21
Thursday — showers, max 22
Friday — showers, max 21
Brisbane
Wednesday — partly cloudy, max 25
Thursday — shower or two, max 24
Friday — shower or two, max 23
Adelaide
Wednesday — mostly sunny, max 19
Thursday — mostly sunny, max 22
Friday — mostly sunny, max 22
Canberra
Wednesday — partly cloudy, max 18
Thursday — partly cloudy, max 17
Friday — partly cloudy, max 18
Hobart
Wednesday — partly cloudy, max 17
Thursday — cloudy, max 15
Friday — partly cloudy, max 16
Darwin
Wednesday — mostly sunny, max 35
Thursday — mostly sunny, max 35
Friday — mostly sunny, max 35