Sydney is experiencing the wettest August in nine years, and it’s only going to get wetter today and tomorrow.
The August average for rain is usually 80mm for the entire month, but just eight days in, that record has already been broken with 98mm of rain falling across the city, as of 9am yesterday.
It marks the wettest August for the city since 2016.
Unfortunately for Sydneysiders craving a little sun, this weekend will most likely bring showers and cloudy skies.
Coastal areas will see about 5mm to 15mm of rain today, with a bit less expected tomorrow.
Rainfall will be lighter on Sunday, as showers move inland towards the ranges.
A similarly light rainfall will occur for most other areas in eastern NSW this weekend.
Showers should ease into early next week as a high-pressure ridge weakens over eastern NSW.
Queensland is in for a shower or two today and tomorrow as well.
There will be cloudy skies with scattered showers and patchy rain in southeastern and Central Queensland today, which will move to the coastal fringe late in the day.
Isolated to scattered showers are expected in the southern and central interior, as well as on the North and Far North Queensland Coast.
Capricornia Coast and K’gari will see isolated thunderstorms.
Northwest and far west Queensland will experience mostly sunny weather today.
Sunday will be mostly sunny with isolated showers along the East Coast.
Victoria will be cold today and tomorrow with some showers possible.
The far northwest and southeast have a small possibility of showers, with mostly sunny conditions expected everywhere else.
Melbourne will be dry with some cloudy skies, but no rain.
Sunday will bring cool and foggy weather in the morning, before clearing to mostly sunny conditions.
Tasmania has the chance of showers in the northwest and east coast, with clear skies everywhere else today and tomorrow.
South Australia will see isolated showers east of the ranges from the afternoon, with the rest of the state expecting a clear day today.
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Rain in Adelaide this morning will continue into tomorrow with a chance of showers, before a clear afternoon.
Parts of Western Australia will also see some rain, especially southwest of Geraldton, stretching to Esperance.
Perth has a very high chance of rain today, with thunderstorms expected from the morning and afternoon.
Rain is also expected on Sunday morning, with about 3 to 10mm of rain forecast.
Darwin will experience the opposite, with warm sunny weather forecast for today and tomorrow.
