HEAVY RAINFALL TO LASH SYDNEY FOR 10 DAYS
Heavy rainfall will continue to hit Sydney and parts of the NSW coast after a weekend of wild weather in eastern Australia left tens of thousands without power and sparked flash flooding.
Weatherzone has warned that Sydney will be lashed by showers over the next 10 days in unwelcome news for millions of residents who have already endured a wet week.
Up to 60mm of rain fell on the Harbour City on Sunday while more than 60,000 homes were left without power in the Illawarra region.
Heavy rainfall further north saw parts of Queensland flooded with a 4WD captured being swept away by raging waters at Weerriba on Saturday.
Weatherzone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro warned up to 150mm could fall within the next seven days, however conditions will begin to ease by the middle of the week.
'Southeasterly winds will continue to bring rain throughout the week, although not as intense or consistent as in recent days,' she said.
Over the past seven days, eastern NSW and parts of Queensland's coast have been bombarded with heavy downpours with up to 100mm of rain recorded.
Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said areas south of Sydney copped the heaviest falls so far, but the system has begun to move north.
Severe weather alerts were issued for possible flash flooding in parts of the Illawarra and thunderstorms north of Wollongong and east of Dubbo on Sunday evening.
The Illawarra has already experienced two blackouts with the power first lost just before 9pm on Sunday. Some 40,297 properties in Bulli, Thirroul, Woonona and Austinmer were left in the dark.
The power was restored after 30 minutes, but went out again at 5am on Monday, this time affecting about 20,000 properties.
Power was restored 15 minutes later.
Elsewhere, Brisbane is forecast to have cloudy weather with a slight chance of a shower on Monday.
No rain is forecast for Melbourne despite cloudy conditions for most of the week.
Adelaide escaped the deluge over the weekend with the South Australian capital city set to enjoy a mild week ahead.
Canberra will begin the week with partly cloudy conditions before showers develop on Thursday with temperatures set to reach a cool 18C.
Perth will be mostly sunny enjoying a maximum of 29C on Thursday before showers move in on Friday.
Darwin will continue to enjoy its stretch of summer-like conditions with the mercury reaching between 33C and 34C for the week.
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