Despite rain shifting south over the past 24 hours and making way for clear skies, Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse warned of ongoing flood warnings and strong winds.
These include major flooding at Singleton region’s Bulga on the Wollombi Brook and flooding at the Hawkesbury-Nepean and up through the mid-north coast and up towards Kempsey and Coutts Crossing at the Orara River.
Vison from The NSW Police Force Aviation Command PolAir aircrew working in Taree on Friday. Credit: NSW Police
“At this stage, we’re still expecting some of those flood levels to slowly recede through the course of the weekend and into early next week, but those flood warnings remain current,” she said.And while there will generally be dry conditions along the coastal areas across the weekend, Woodhouse said a cold front is approaching from the west, which will bring strong winds.
“Now, this is going to be particularly true for Monday and Tuesday, when very windy conditions are forecast to be pretty much right across New South Wales and also across the coastal areas on Tuesday,” she said.
“We are seeing tides start to increase, and we’re expecting tides to be up near the highest astronomical tide, as well as some dangerous southerly swells developing in the wake of this system next week”.
Hazardous surf warnings remained in place for Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast.
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