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Sydney has already reached its June rainfall average, and there's more to come
One NSW town has copped nearly 300 millimetres in three days - and it's not over yet.
One NSW town has copped nearly 300 millimetres in three days - and it's not over yet.
Drivers are urged to be careful with a foggy start to the Queen's Birthday public holiday.
The rescue was the first as a result of this week's heavy rainfall, SES spokesman Phil Campbell says.
Sydneysiders will need to keep the brolly on hand for at least a week as the rain settles in, bringing the city's wettest stretch in months.
Sydney can expect breaks in the dreary weather but showers and bouts of heavier rain are likely to linger well through the long weekend.
Sydney is in for a soggy few days, with the possibility of heavy falls further up the coast over the long weekend.
An overnight drenching has dumped more than 50 millimetres of rain on Sydney's CBD.
Sydney's weather is likely to take a wild turn on Tuesday night, with heavy rainfall and strong gusts possible along coastal regions.
A complex low off the coast will bring strong gusts and the chance for localised heavy rain, meteorologists say.
Southern NSW is set for an "excellent" early opener to the ski season, with clear skies and light winds this weekend.
The first day of winter didn't disappoint: Canberra dipped to minus 4.2 degrees on Thursday morning.
Sydney has capped off a mostly mild autumn with a cold snap that made it feel like winter has landed a tad early.
Perisher will open one week ahead of the snow season after dumps of 20cm across the valley.
Sydney's mild autumn spell has given way to a blast of frost and sub-zero temperatures overnight.
Some chilly mornings ahead but otherwise the scene is set for a pleasant start to winter.
Sydney's unusually warm May looks set to continue with sunny dry conditions forecast for the rest of the week.
Friday was Canberra's wettest day of the year but forecasters are calling it a "one hit wonder".
A severe weather warning has been issued for the Perth Metropolitan area and the South West and Great Southern regions as a heavy storm front bears down.
"There's a thousand different long range forecasters out there and I don't believe any of them."
Sydney's sparkling mid-May conditions will make way later this week for the city's wettest spell in more than a month.
Canberra shivered through a freezing Monday morning but there was one silver lining.
Sydney's mild autumn is set to extend well into May.
At least 10 people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the US South and Midwest with a rare late-season blizzard hitting western Kansas.
The warm and sunny weekend weather is set to continue for Sydney, as the week gets off to a bright start ahead of showers and cooler temperatures on Wednesday.
Temperatures in the capital slipped to minus 1.8 degrees at 6:50am on Friday.
A cold snap is likely to give way to a milder few months ahead.
Autumn is likely to feel a lot like winter over the coming days - particularly in the evenings and early mornings.
The worst of Cyclone Cook is over, leaving some wondering: "Was that really it?"
Blue skies and mostly above-average temperatures are forecast across Sydney this Easter long weekend.
More rain could fall in Melbourne on Sunday than is usually recorded for the month of April with damaging winds and possible flash flooding also forecast.
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