Overnight Sydney deluge delivers 100 mm to some suburbs

Parts of Sydney received extremely heavy rainfall overnight with more than 100 mm recorded at a weather station in the city's north, while falls of more than 50 mm were recorded at locations from the northern suburbs of Wollongong up to the Central Coast.

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Rain and thunderstorms spread across NSW and Queensland

Wet and stormy weather is spreading across eastern Australia this Tuesday, October 13, bringing welcome rain to parts of NSW and Queensland along with a risk of severe storms into the evening.

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Heavy snowfalls on bitterly cold Tasmanian morning

Heavy snow has fallen overnight in Tasmania as a bitterly cold polar airmass sweeps across the state, with showers and snow showers continuing across much of Tasmania on Tuesday morning.

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Daily thunderstorms across Australia this week

An outbreak of spring thunderstorms will affect Australia this week, causing daily storms in multiple states and territories.

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    Racing fans have converged in Bathurst, NSW this weekend for the 2026 Bathurst 1000 Supercars races.

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  • Image for: Thunderstorms to spread across NSW and Queensland this weekend

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    The first tropical cyclone to form inside the Australian region in the upcoming tropical cyclone season will be named Owen, with Sandra and Victoria also on the Bureau of Meteorology's list for the season ahead.

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    Weekend of wild weather for NSW and Vic

    It has been a wild weekend of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms for Victoria and NSW, only one of which gets to enjoy a long weekend.

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