Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
Flood Watch For Parts Of The Hawkesbury Nepean Valley And New South Wales South Coast
Issued at 12:22 PM EST on Saturday 11 May 2024
Flood Watch Number: 2
MINOR FLOODING WITH ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE HAWKESBURY NEPEAN VALLEY AND SOUTH COAST FROM LATE SATURDAY
Persistent coastal showers are forecast along much of the east coast throughout Saturday and into Sunday as an upper trough brings widespread rain and thunderstorms across much of New South Wales. The heaviest rainfall is expected along the South Coast. This rainfall may cause minor flooding with isolated moderate flooding in parts of the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, St Georges Basin, Bega and Moruya catchments.
Catchment are relatively wet along much of the NSW coast due to rainfall and isolated flooding in recent weeks.
The weather system may cause flooding for the catchments listed from late Saturday. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers
Upper Coxs River
Colo River
St Georges Basin
Clyde River
Moruya and Deua Rivers
Bega River
For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/
For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood
Flood Safety Advice:
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500
For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.
Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.
Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml}
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EST on Sunday 12 May 2024.
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TODAY13° 16° heavy rain Chance of rain: 90% Likely amount: 20-40mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:13am EST 6:40am EST 5:08pm EST 5:34pm EST NOW17.0° Feels Like: 18.2° Relative Humidity: 92% Dew: 15.7° Wind: SW 4km/h Gust: 4km/h Rainfall since 9am: 3.6mm Pressure: -
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WoodfordNow10.6°cFeels Like:7.9°Wind:E 15km/hGusts:24km/hHumidity:99%13°Min16°MaxToday in WoodfordCloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 17.Tomorrow13°Min18°MaxCloudy. Very high chance of showers about the Blue Mountains, high chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 19. -
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Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 17.
Forecast for Woodford (33.7352°S, 150.4791°E, 539m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 13° 13° 13° 9° 12° 11° 11° Maximum 16° 18° 20° 21° 21° 19° 20° Chance of rain 90% 40% 50% 40% 10% 20% 30% Likely amount 20-40mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 6
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Woodford 12-month Rainfall ForecastMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar20242025666665610576105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued May 1
ENSO status: Inactive. IOD status: Neutral, becoming positive. SAM status: Neutral, favouring positive in winter. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in an inactive phase. Ocean cooling is occurring in the eastern Pacific, with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop in 2024. Warmer than normal waters are situated in the Coral Sea, providing moisture and humidity to the east coast. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Ocean temperatures are at record levels in the western Indian Ocean, and the IOD index is spiking in response. Persistent southeasterly winds have set in over the eastern Indian Ocean, signalling that the atmosphere is starting to respond to the ocean patterns. A burst of tropical activity expected in mid-May could make-or-break this event, as tropical activity in certainlocations could either strengthen or hinder the development of a positive IOD. If this tropical activity is favourable for a positive IOD, significant upwelling near Indonesia may occur as soon as late-May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is neutral but is expected to favour a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east, while cooling temperatures. A positive SAM reduces cold fronts and rainfall over southern Australia, particularly for southwest WA. Rainfall outlooks are showing slightly below average rainfall over winter for WA, and the southwest coasts of SA, Vic and Tas. Conversely, above average rainfall is expected for eastern parts of Qld and NSW, and potentially eastern Tas.
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This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
May 077.6 °C 12.0 °C 13.4 mmWednesday
May 088.1 °C 12.2 °C 8.8 mmThursday
May 098.8 °C 15.5 °C 8.0 mmFriday
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Woodford minimum temp history (33.7352°S, 150.4791°E, 539m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 13.2° 02/05/2024 Coldest this month 6.2° 01/05/2024 Hottest on record 22.9 14/05/2016 Coldest on record -2.8 31/05/1977 Hottest this year 34.0° 04/02/2024 Coldest this year 4.1° 11/04/2024 Long term average 13.6° Long term average 6.2° Average this month 11.0° Average this month 7.3° Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 16.5° 2007 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 4.5° 1960 Woodford rainfall history (33.7352°S, 150.4791°E, 539m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 38.0mm 06/05/2024 Total This Month 108.6mm
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Average Rainfall To May 731.3mm 63.5 day(s) Total For 2024 804.5mm 69.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 515.8mm 59.0 day(s) Wettest Day 146.0mm Apr 6 Lowest Temperature 4.1°C Apr11 Highest Temperature 34.0°C Feb 4 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 23.5 22.6 20.5 17.2 13.6 10.5 9.8 11.6 14.9 17.8 20.3 22.4 17.0 Mean Min (°C) 13.1 13.0 11.6 8.9 6.2 3.9 2.7 3.3 5.5 7.8 9.9 11.7 8.1 Mean Rain (mm) 161.8 175.9 173.8 120.9 98.9 115.6 85.4 78.7 71.1 92.3 110.5 121.9 1413.8 Mean Rain Days 14.1 13.6 14.1 11.3 10.4 10.9 10.3 9.9 9.8 11.1 12.1 12.7 140.2