NSW coast set to be lashed by cold fronts later this week as Sydney experiences wettest start to August in nearly a decade

Sky News AU

2 days ago

A series of biting cold fronts are expected to barrel towards the east coast in the coming days, with little reprieve for Sydneysiders as the city endures a torrid run of wet weather.
Australia's east coast - already sodden from weeks of wet weather - is set to cop another drenching in the coming days, with a further rain band potentially heading for Sydney next week as it experiences its wettest August in nearly a decade.
The Harbour City has experienced its 11th wettest start to the month in 168 years, closing in on 200mm so far this month as of Monday morning.
With only the rain-free day so far, the past week and a half has also been Sydney's wettest August in nine years.
This month has been Newcastle's rainiest August in 27 years, smashing its 72mm August average.
Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe on Monday said more wet weather could be on the way for the NSW capital following a week of "significant" rainfall for the east of the state, during which some places recorded up to 100mm of rain over seven days.
Tens of thousands of City 2 Surf participants were drenched on Sunday as Sydney recorded 15.2mm in the 24 hours between Sunday and Monday morning, while Wollongong had 22.2mm over the same period.
Looking ahead, Sharpe showers on the NSW coast will likely clear during Tuesday, before a cold front rolling through from the west of the country later this week is likely to bring "some decent wet weather" to the south-east, followed by another incoming cold front on Sunday.
Having looked at AI weather forecast modelling for next week, Sharpe said the models were "hinting" at wet conditions potentially inbound for a long stretch of Australia's east coast, including coastal NSW.
"We're expecting totals of about 30mm more than normal along much of that NSW coast. That's the average of the forecast," he said.
"And so, a wetter than usual start to next week is brewing for the NSW coast and also for the west coast as well. So a bit of a change in the weather pattern for next week with that rainfall set to return to the east and west."
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has forecast a high chance of showers for Sydney on Monday, with wet weather becoming less likely into the late afternoon and evening.
Possible showers are then forecast for the city on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, before mostly sunny conditions are expected on Friday, according the BOM.
A high chance of showers was expected for Newcastle on Monday, lessening to a medium chance of showers for Tuesday.
Elsewhere in the country, a very high chance of showers has been forecast for Melbourne on Tuesday following a mostly sunny Monday, while a slight chance of showers is expected for Brisbane over the next two days.