A large cloud band is making its way across the region delivering widespread rain to most of the broadcast region tonight. It is very welcome inland across the NW and New England. Only light to moderate falls will be record though.
Tomorrow, Thursday the 23rd an east coast low will begin to develop. This is going to drive showers and rain periods onto the coast with heavy falls likely. The first areas to be hit will be the Central and Hunter coasts. The low will deepen, intensifying as it moves north hugging the coast. At this point it is set to reach its peak in between Port Macquarie and Tweed Heads Thursday night into Friday with the rain becoming heavy enough to potential cause flooding. Large seas and strong winds will also become a feature.
The good news is there is a very big high, still grown to the west, centering itself over the country. This high will push the low away from the coast quickly on Sat so conditions will ease for the weekend. Isolated showers will linger on the northern NSW coast.
I hope we don’t have another flood, just enough rain to fill up tanks for folks, and gardens need a good water, and a few fires’, as well. But a flood we could probably do without…thanks Gavin
Regards narelle