It's a washout: heavy rain ends beloved Byron festival
Wet weather left thick mud and rivulets of water running through the parklands, leading to the cancellation of the Byron Writers Festival.
Linda Brucesmith travelled from Brisbane to Bangalow for the festival and said torrential rain on Friday drowned out some of the speakers.
The Bureau of Meteorology had warned there would be rain throughout Saturday from NSW's Wollongong north to Coolangatta in Queensland.
"Modest rainfall totals between five and 20mm but that annoying pattern of weather where it might rain for 15 or 30 minutes, dry up for an hour, then that rain comes through again," meteorologist Angus Hines said.
There had been about 40mm of rain in 24 hours around the Byron Bay area, the bureau said.
The Hervey Bay Whale Festival in southern Queensland was also cancelled this weekend due to the forecast wet weather.
The conditions are expected to continue along the NSW coast, with Sydney forecast to receive 15mm of rain on Sunday, ensuring a soggy run for City to Surf participants.
More than 90,000 people might need to wear rain jackets and prepare for soaked feet as they run the 14km from the city's CBD to Bondi.
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