Sydney weather: heavy rains expected for Sydney this September

With more than 22 flood warnings already in place across NSW, it’s Sydney’s turn for some rain tomorrow. The harbour city is expected to score half it’s average monthly rainfall in one day.

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Flood waters are expected to rise in NSW tomorrow, with rain expected along the coast and in plenty of already effected inland regions.

The SES is warning locals in effected areas to stay inside where possible, after a busy week rescuing people and animals from already flooding rivers and dams.

“You may think it is safe, but it is never safe to drive into floodwaters,” a SES spokeswoman said.

Scenes around Wagga Wagga after the Murrumbidgee river was inundated with heavy rainfall last week. Source: Wagga Council

Earlier today, a man trapped inside his car in flood waters in central NSW had to be rescued by

SES volunteers.

The man was caught in a floodway near Forbes where water levels have been rising steadily since last Friday

With so many roads closed around the Forbes area, the region almost became an island on the weekend, with travelling local residents forced to circumnavigate the shire to find their way home.

With so many road closures around Forbes it’s almost an island shire.

#NSWSES activated to rescue - Cootamundra. car washed off causeway, driver safe. Keep out of flood water! #floodsafe pic.twitter.com/6QeaUGyP0o

— NSW SES (@NSWSES) September 9, 2016

#NSWSES activated to rescue - Cootamundra. car washed off causeway, driver safe. Keep out of flood water! #floodsafe pic.twitter.com/6QeaUGyP0o

— NSW SES (@NSWSES) September 9, 2016

Livetraffic is reporting 22 road closure areas because of flooding in NSW.

A warning from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales says the significant rainfall and flooding in the NSW inland catchments over the past month, has resulted in flood warnings for the Warrego, Paroo, Namoi, Bogan, Macquarie, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers.

“A trough and associated cold front is forecast to move across NSW late Tuesday through to Thursday, bringing widespread rainfall in most inland districts of NSW,” it states.

“This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.”

30mm of rain is expected to fall in Sydney on Wednesday. Picture: Marc McCormack

It’s going to be a wet week in Sydney, and across most of the east coast.

#SydneyWeather: The increasing high-level cloud streaming across from the W is a sign of things to come, with rain developing late tonight.

— BOM New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) September 12, 2016

Satellite showing the extent of the cloud band bringing rain to SE and central #Australia. https://t.co/DO9KX5WTyA pic.twitter.com/vL5jkRoqeb

— BOM Australia (@BOM_au) September 13, 2016

You might have to wait until next week to hit the beach.

Luckily, Sydney is still beautiful even when it rains.

Sydney is expected to receive half its average September rainfall in the next 24 hours, with a chance of 34mm of rain falling before Wednesday night.

The rain won’t settle in until late this afternoon though, with a 70 per cent chance of rain this evening.

But tomorrow is likely to be wet, wet, and more wet, with 20 to 30mm of rain likely to fall across Sydney.

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The monthly average rainfall for September in Sydney is about 68mm, so if the Bureau of Meteorology is on track, Sydney could score half its monthly rainfall in one day.

A rare glimpse of sun is expected on Thursday, before more rain on Friday and some scattered showers across the weekend.

A spokeswoman from the NSW SES said that they had been briefed by the Bureau of Meteorology and were expecting the rain to intensify late tonight, and into tomorrow.

“We’ll be keeping a watch on what’s going on, obviously,” she said.

“And particular those areas that are already saturated.”

It’s worth planning ahead on transport for work and school on Wednesday. Picture: Christian Gilles

Maybe pack an umbrella, or suitable raincoat. Picture: Christian Gilles

NSW isn’t the only state expected to get wet this week, with Victoria likely to cop the most rainfall.

Heavy rain could lead to flash flooding in parts of Victoria today, with 24-hour totals of 20mm to 50mm forecast in areas including Mildura, Horsham, Bendigo, Maryborough, Kyneton and Ballarat.

Some areas may even see up to 70mm of rain to Tuesday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned.

A total of nine flood warnings have been issued for Victoria along with a flood watch for Greater Melbourne.

Classic #morning #sydneyweather vibes @dailytelegraph @DannyWheeler5 @SydneyEditor pic.twitter.com/pz6fHtDyeQ

— Nicholas Eagar (@nicholaseagar) September 12, 2016

BoM's first severe weather video update has details of heavy rain & flooding affecting our neighbours in Victoria. https://t.co/AwBkteXllf

— BOM New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) September 12, 2016