Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall
for parts of Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:40 pm Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Heavy rainfall continues west of Sydney tonight.
Weather Situation
A trough of low-pressure combines with exceptionally high atmospheric moisture to produce slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall over parts of the ACT and central eastern New South Wales.
HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Campbelltown.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Southern Tablelands district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
Significant rainfall observations:
57.0 mm at Ginninderra in the 30 minutes to 7:31 pm.
40.0 mm at Wingen in the 1 hour to 6:21 pm.
42.0 mm at Dungog in the 30 minutes to 5:33 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Southern Tablelands
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
* Don't walk, ride your bike or drive through flood water.
* If you are trapped by flash flooding, seek refuge in the highest available place and ring 000 if you need rescue.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
For emergency help in flood and storms, ring the SES on 132 500.
Stay updated on the Hazards Near Me NSW app or the ACT ESA website (https://esa.act.gov.au).
The next warning is due to be issued by 1:40 am Sunday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Dalswinton (32.4176°S, 150.7018°E, 103m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm about the Lower Hunter. Light winds becoming S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.
Forecast for Dalswinton (32.4176°S, 150.7018°E, 103m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 19° 19° 17° 17° 20° 18° Maximum 28° 27° 31° 33° 36° 31° 27° Chance of rain 70% 70% 30% 10% 50% 80% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 14
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction S SSE S SSE SSE SE ENE E WNW N SSW SSE SSE SSE Relative humidity 86% 66% 85% 69% 81% 55% 80% 40% 68% 39% 76% 62% 76% 65% Dew point 21°C 21°C 19°C 21°C 19°C 21°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 20°C 20°C 23°C 18°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dalswinton (32.4176°S, 150.7018°E, 103m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:26am EDT 6:50am EDT 7:24pm EDT 7:49pm EDT 9:42pm EDT 11:09am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Warnings
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands
- Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Sydney area
- Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Sydney area
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
