The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warns the extreme climate will worsen as we speak earlier than it will get higher, forecasting situations will start to ease late on Saturday.
Severe climate warnings are already in place for elements of NSW, although a thunderstorm warning has been cancelled for Sydney as of this morning.
“Areas of heavy rain and gusty showers are forecast to develop south of about Newcastle during Friday, including over the ranges and tablelands,” the BoM forecasts.
“Severe weather is expected to gradually shift south overnight, easing later on Saturday as the trough moves east to the Tasman Sea.”
Heavy rainfall resulting in potential flash flooding is forecast to develop from late morning for the southern elements of the Hunter to the Sydney Metropolitan, Illawarra, and Central Tablelands districts.
The climate system will then shift south in a single day and into Saturday morning, whereas easing from the north.
“Six-hourly rainfall totals between 50 to 90mm are likely, reaching up to 130mm over the Illawarra escarpment. 24 hour totals of 70-120mm are also likely, reaching up to 150mm over the Blue Mountains and Illawarra escarpment,” the BoM famous.
They additionally warned that the broad heavy rainfall might see native patches of intense rainfall which “may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding” between the Blue Mountains and Narooma from Friday night into Saturday morning.
“Localised six-hourly rainfall totals between 90 to 150mm possible, reaching up to 220mm over the Illawarra escarpment,” they forecast.
“Localised 24-hourly rainfall totals between 120 and 200mm are possible, and may reach up to 300mm over the Illawarra escarpment.”
Multiple flood climate warnings are at the moment in place throughout elements of NSW, the ACT and Queensland.
Elsewhere in Australia, showers and storms are forecast for the far northern tropics, whereas heat winds are set to hit Western Australia’s west. A excessive will maintain elsewhere dry.
Source: www.9news.com.au
