Weekend washout for millions of Aussies
A wet and wild weekend is awaiting millions of residents in NSW as storms build across the country’s southeast.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned storms could strike throughout the state on Saturday and Sunday, particularly in Sydney and coastal regions.
The Harbour City is forecast to receive as much as 30mm of rain on Saturday and a further 50mm on Sunday, fed by a large high pressure system off Tasmania.
Rains were expected to intensify on Saturday evening in Sydney – sparking hazardous surf warnings, with persistent downpours across the state forecast for Sunday.
Weekend washout for millions of Aussies
It comes after storms already drenched swathes of central NSW, including Hillston which received some 50mm of rain overnight and into early Saturday morning.
The Bureau warned thunderstorms could return in the central and northern inland regions on Saturday, with potentially heavy localised rainfalls and flash flooding.
To the north, Brisbane was likewise forecast for a high chance of rain showers throughout the weekend, though storms were unlikely.