- Wild weather will continue in Australia
- Millions of people brace for more heavy downpours
The wild weather is expected to continue for millions of residents on the east coast as heavy rain shows no signs of letting up.
Sydney is expected to receive up to 60mm of rain on Sunday afternoon and into the evening as heavy rain, which has hit the eastern states this week, continues.
Between 130mm and 150mm fell overnight in the Jarvis Bay area, and the Bureau of Meteorology predicted the rain has started to move northwards.
The wet weather is expected to continue into Monday, easing midweek, before returning next weekend, with up to 150mm possible over the next seven days.
Over the past seven days, eastern New South Wales and the Queensland coast have been absolutely drenched with up to 100mm of rain recorded across a vast swath of territory.
The wild weather is expected to continue for millions of residents on the east coast as heavy rain shows no signs of letting up.
Sydney is expected to receive up to 60mm of rain on Sunday afternoon and into the evening as heavy rain, which has hit the eastern states this week, continues.
Aside from showers in south-west WA and southern Queensland, much of the rest of the country is expected to remain sunny and dry on Sunday.
Dean Narramore, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said areas south of Sydney have suffered the heaviest falls so far, but the system has begun to move northwards.
“The heavy rain in the Illawarra will start to move northwards today, so we will start to see that heavy rain around Sydney this morning,” he told Nine’s the Today programme. .
“We are facing a fairly humid morning and especially in the afternoon and evening with a general probability of 30 to 50 mm.”
There has been significant rainfall totals in eastern New South Wales and coastal Queensland over the past even numbered days.
Severe weather warnings were issued for possible flash flooding in parts of the Illawarra district and thunderstorms north of Wollongong and east of Dubbo on Sunday night.
“Flash flooding is possible in parts of the Illawarra district from the early hours of Sunday morning until Sunday night,” the Bureau said.
“Six-hourly rainfall totals of between 100 and 140mm are possible, with isolated falls exceeding 150mm.”
To the north, Brisbane is forecast to have cloudy weather with a slight chance of rain on Sunday and Monday.
In Melbourne, not a drop of rain was forecast until next week, with the Windy City expected to hit a high of just 20C.
Adelaide also had a dry and sunny weekend with a high on Sunday of 23C, while in Canberra light rain becomes less likely into the evening.
Dry but cloudy weather was forecast in the other capital cities, including Darwin, Hobart and Perth, which were hit by rain during the week.