An intense burst of rain is set to drench parts of the country this weekend – bringing a month’s worth of rain in just two days.
New South Wales is predicted to experience downpours from Friday as a system makes its way across Australia.
There will be rain in the north-east but it is too early to tell if other drought-affected areas will have rainfall, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
New South Wales is set to experience downpours this weekend as a system (pictured) makes its way across the state
The system will make its way across the country from Western Australia later this week.
It is expected to hit South Australia before turning across New South Wales and Queensland.
Almost 50mm of rain is expected to fall in Sydney by Friday and the wet weather will continue into the weekend.
As much as 80mm could fall in northern New South Wales.
Sydney has received only 1.4mm of rain in the entire month of August, with average rainfall for the month being 55mm.
The rain comes after a cold start to the week for the east coast, with parts of New South Wales dropping to as low as -2.2C in the north.
Downpours are also expected in Tasmania and southern parts of Victoria, but Melbourne is predicted to miss most of the showers.
The Victorian capital will be dry but temperatures are expected to remain cold.
Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe told news.com.au the system will lead to a ‘big area of rain’.
‘A front is progressing across southern parts of WA and then as that moves into South Australia, a low pressure system developing will move up and into inland areas,’ he said.
‘Moving with it is a fair but of upper cold air that will lead to thunderstorms.’
Mr Sharpe said it was likely the rain wouldn’t stretch to the parched areas of NSW.
The rain is predicted to increase once the system reaches the east coast.
‘As we move into Friday, this system will run into moisture in the east so rain will develop along the coast and Tablelands.’
More to come