Wet weather to hit Sydney for another 10 days after weekend of wild conditions

Heavy rain will continue to hit Sydney and parts of New Zealand’s coast after a weekend of wild weather in eastern Australia left tens of thousands without power and caused flash flooding.

Weatherzone has warned that Sydney will be lashed by showers over the next ten days, which is unwelcome news for millions of residents who have already endured a wet week.

Up to 60mm of rain fell in the port city on Sunday, while more than 60,000 homes in the Illawarra region were without power.

Heavy rain further north left parts of Queensland flooded, with a captured 4WD swept away by the raging waters at Weerriba on Saturday.

Weather Zone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro warned that up to 150mm could fall over the next seven days, but conditions will begin to soften by mid-week.

Weatherzone has warned that Sydney will be hit by showers over the next ten days, which is unwelcome news for millions of residents who have already endured a wet week

“South-easterly 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 coastal Queensland have been bombarded with heavy rain, with up to 100mm of rain recorded.

Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said areas south of Sydney had seen the heaviest falls yet, but the system was starting to move north.

Severe weather warnings were issued on Sunday evening for possible flash flooding in parts of the Illawarra and thunderstorms north of Wollongong and east of Dubbo.

BoM meterologist Miriam Bradbury warned Aussies to bundle up and stay warm.

“Throughout the remainder of today (Monday) and into tomorrow, even into Wednesday, these showers should remain fairly patchy, with today the greatest risk of a sustained moderate fall,” she said.

“As we move into the latter part of the week, especially Friday and next weekend, we may see the risk of a moderate to severe fall increase again.”

The Illawarra has already experienced two blackouts, with power going out for the first time just before 9pm on Sunday. About 40,297 properties in Bulli, Thirroul, Woonona and Austinmer remained in limbo.

Power was restored after 30 minutes but went out again at 5am on Monday, this time affecting around 20,000 properties.

Power was restored 15 minutes later.

Heavy rain further north left parts of Queensland flooded, with a captured 4WD swept away by the raging waters at Weerriba on Saturday

Elsewhere, Brisbane is expected to experience cloudy weather with a slight chance of showers on Monday.

No rain is forecast for Melbourne despite cloudy conditions for most of the week.

Adelaide escaped the deluge this weekend, while the South Australian capital faced a mild week.

Canberra will start the week with partly cloudy conditions before showers develop on Thursday with temperatures expected to reach a cool 18 degrees Celsius.

Perth will be mostly sunny on Thursday with a high of 29 degrees Celsius, before showers on Friday.

Darwin will continue to enjoy summer conditions, with the mercury reaching between 33 and 34 degrees Celsius this week.