Monday 25th December 10.57a.m. Heavy rain o'nite. Patchy grey cloud / hot sunny gaps. Wind is Light 1.8 / 3.7kph ESE, Hg is 61%, Temp is 22.9c / 73.2F heading for 24c / 75F
Merry Christamas to all fellow weather-watchers
Moon is 98% 5 days of poor fishing.
Very high chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is responding to multiple call-outs for flash flood rescues in Sydney's east, and there has been major disruption to flights at Sydney Airport.
SES crews have responded to nearly 100 incidents in recent hours, with dozens of flood rescues since a storm cell swept through the city on Sunday afternoon.
A spokesperson said they have included rescues for people trapped inside their vehicles and due to flood water coming into homes and entering garages.
Flooded Far North Queensland communities aim to make the most of Christmas as tourism industry prays for a miracle
Christmas Day update 3.22p.m: Sunny and warm most of the day. Storm clouds building; eerie sky!
GIANT HAIL WITH STORMS IN THE CENTRAL TABLELANDS
VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS are likely to produce large and POSSIBLY GIANT HAILSTONES, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the Hunter, Illawarra, ...
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning the entire east coast of Australia to be ready for a wet and stormy end to Christmas.
Angus Hines from the BOM said severe thunderstorms were forecast to stretch from central Queensland down to Victoria's southern coast, hitting capital cities along the way.
"[It] could be a stormy one," Mr Hines said.
"It really is targeting the eastern states, but it's a broad swathe of eastern Australia which is at risk of showers, thunderstorms, and possibly severe thunderstorms.
"That means a chance of thunderstorms through Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne — all of those state capitals."