Sydneysiders, along with most of NSW and the ACT, got a taste of summer yesterday as warm and humid blue skies turned to severe storms in the afternoon. The three ingredients that constitute a severe thunderstorm accompanied the massive and prolonged lightning display: flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds. Sydney's southern and south-western suburbs were hardest hit with 65mm at Holsworthy, 47mm of that falling in just one hour. Other rain totals included 47mm at Cronulla and 29mm at Sydney Airport. Sydney Harbour was whipped by a 100kmh wind gust.
Most of NSW, except for the far west, should brace again for summer-like temperatures and storms this afternoon. While Sydney's storms shouldn't be as widespread or intense as yesterday, severe storms are still possible although more likely Sydney's western suburbs. Both Wednesday and Thursday are set to deliver another round of Spring heat and severe storms, but this time both Sydney's western and coastal subrubs may be affected (like yesterday).
The state will continue to heat up towards the weekend with Sydney's west set to peak at a hot and sticky 34 degrees on Sunday.
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