Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Initial Flood Watch For Parts Of The Northern Rivers
Issued at 01:34 PM AEDT on Thursday 12 February 2026
Flood Watch Number: 1
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS FROM FRIDAY
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Tweed and Rous Rivers
Brunswick River and Marshalls Creek
Wilsons River
Richmond River
For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood
Flood Safety Advice:
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au.}
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 PM AEDT on Friday 13 February 2026.
Forecast
Whiporie (29.2821°S, 152.9895°E, 41m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Whiporie (29.2821°S, 152.9895°E, 41m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 22° 21° 20° 20° 20° Maximum 33° 26° 25° 24° 27° 27° 28° Chance of rain 80% 80% 90% 80% 70% 80% 20% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 7
(km/h)17
(km/h)32
(km/h)31
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction N NE SSE S SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE ESE NNW ENE Relative humidity 75% 68% 82% 75% 76% 77% 79% 79% 73% 65% 73% 61% 72% 63% Dew point 23°C 24°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Whiporie (29.2821°S, 152.9895°E, 41m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:00am EDT 6:25am EDT 7:37pm EDT 8:02pm EDT 1:04am EDT 3:53pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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