The torrential rain afflicting Sydney is expected to ease significantly on Wednesday, but not before dangerous winds compound the wild weather which has sent flood waters on their way to eclipsing last year’s levels | michaelkoziol
The torrential rain afflicting Sydney is expected to ease significantly on Wednesday, but not before dangerous winds compound the wild weather which has sent flood waters on their way to eclipsing last year’s levels and prompted evacuation alerts from Manly to Mulgoa.
“There is some good news, the low-pressure system is moving off the mid north coast ... and that’ll continue to track to the east and south-east,” he said. “These kinds of wind speeds gusting up to 90 km/h are likely to bring down trees and power lines,” Mr Narramore said, warning that 50 or 60 km/h winds were enough to bring down power lines. He said the weather system over Sydney and surrounds was “dangerous and rapidly evolving”.Weatherzone meteorologist Joel Pippard said the worst of the rain would end by midnight, but winds would keep increasing until a peak expected late on Wednesday morning, with gusts up to 110 km/h possible.
The weekend is set to be wet but not on the same scale as recent days. “There is another system that looks like it will bring rain by Saturday, but the amounts will be far, far less,” Mr Pippard said. The Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers are already experiencing major flooding and were expected to peak at levels equal to, or higher than, those seen in the March 2021 floods.Flooding at Penrith remained moderate but would depend on rainfall on Tuesday evening, Mr Narramore said. The south coast had been spared the worst but could still experience minor to moderate flooding.