Australia's east coast coast is bracing, as a multi-day deluge once again brings the risk of flooding to parts of New South Wales.
A low-pressure system is forecast to move into the eastern states from today, and the Harbour City is in the firing line; a month's worth of rain is expected to all over the next five days.
Sydney and surrounding areas of eastern NSW have been placed on flood watch by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).
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https://twitter.com/BOM_NSW/status/1542352595871842305"Moderate to major flooding possible in the Hunter catchment and Hawkesbury Nepean Valley early next week," it warned.
Heavy rain started to fall over Sydney last night and BoM has warned this is "increasing", with up to 20mm forecast today.
The Warragamba Dam is currently 97 percent full.
Weatherzone said within the deepening trough "several small-scale low pressure systems could develop" bringing powerful winds alongside heavy rain.
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Weatherzone has urged residents across NSW and Queensland to stay on top of alerts amid the "dynamic" weather event.
"Accumulated totals in excess of 100mm are likely in some eastern districts of NSW and QLD from this weekend into early next week. Isolated multi-day totals of 200 to 300mm are possible, particularly near and to the south of any low pressure systems that develop close to the coast," it said, adding these totals will "shift a lot" over the coming days.
"Be sure to check the latest forecasts and warnings for the most up-to-date information."
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NSW warnings will be published here, while Queenslanders can keep across updates here.
Let's take a look at what the weather is doing around the rest of the country today.
Brisbane
Rain will soak the Queensland capital today, with a low of 14C and a high of 18C forecast.
Sydney
It will also be a wet one in Sydney, where a low of 10C and a high of 16C is forecast.
Melbourne
A "shower or two" will fall across Melbourne. The mercury will reach 13C after a low of 7C.
Canberra
Residents in the nation's capital woke to 0C this morning. The mercury will reach 12C, ahead of a wet and rainy day.
Hobart
It will be partly cloudy in Hobart. A low of 3C and a maximum of 12C is forecast.
Adelaide
It will be partly cloudy in Adelaide with temperatures ranging between 8C and 15C.
Darwin
A possible morning shower is on the cards in Darwin with temperatures moving between 18C and 27C.
Perth
It will be sunny in Perth. A low of 6C will give way to a 19C day.
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