Friday: 
: 6:00pm, 99°F, feels like 109°F, humidity 41%, wind E @ 14mph, clear, sunny and 
: 6:00pm, 99°F, feels like 109°F, humidity 41%, wind E @ 14mph, clear, sunny and 
What's the temperature where you are???
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Saturday 8th of June 9.51a.m. Heavy grey low-hanging overcast. 24.1 / 27.8kph WSW, Hg 59%, 16.8C / 62.2F top of 19C / 66F. Possible shower.
Moon is 2.9%
The Bureau of Metrology expects calmer conditions across Sydney and the Illawarra over the next 24 hours but previous heavy rain has led to a major flood warning being issued for North Richmond.
Senior meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse said river levels were expected to rise overnight.
“We are already seeing moderate flood levels in parts of the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers,” she said.
Hawkesbury River
There are five prepare-to-evacuate warnings in place for Cornwallis and the eastern part of Richmond Lowlands, the northern part of Pitt Town, properties next to the Macquarie Grove Bridge on Argyle St Camden, parts of Cattai-Riverside Caravan Park and parts of Terrace Roadd, North Richmond.
Camden resident Christopher Fox has been left cut off from his home after the Cobbitty Road Bridge was submerged by floodwater.
"I lived up in Camden my whole life and these events are happening more and more," he said.
"The same bridge was damaged in the 2022 floods and closed for roughly 12 months for repairs and it is just heartbreaking to see it happening all over again.
"I reckon it will be about three days by the time the water goes down, it gets assessed.
"It'll be three days before we can drive across it again safely."
WaterNSW executive manager of operations Ronan Magaharan said Warragamba Dam had was spilling.
"A peak of about 235 gigalitres a day, which is very similar to what we saw earlier this year in April," he said.
"We expect close to that rate to continue over the weekend before we start to see it recede into Sunday and early next week."
Major roads have either washed away or been closed due to sinkholes or surface damage.
Cr Findley says flood emergencies used to occur around once a year but are now so frequent the council simply can't cope.
"Councils really do need to think about the future, particularly future planning around sea level rise," she said.
"Let's be real, we are in the grips of climate change and the climate crisis has been right on the door of the Shoalhaven for the last four years as far as I am concerned as we rack up natural disaster number 15 as it stands since the 2019 fires.
"We used to average a natural disaster one a year — that was pretty easy to handle back in the day but that has now racked up to three to four per year.
"Every time that there is a disaster in a local government area like the Shoalhaven it has a massive impact on the ability to do business."
At the launch of the NSW Police snow safe operation at Jindabyne, NSW Premier Chris Minns said rain and flash flooding were expected to ease as the day progresses.
Mr Minns says the immediate area of concern for the SES stretches from Picton to the coast and the Illawarra all the way down to Bega.
He said "as a general rule we have to get more used to extreme weather in NSW".
"It means more incidents of flooding, it means when you have got major weather variability you have got to have the resources in place," Mr Minns said.
"It is difficult, sometimes, to resource, but I've got a lot of confidence in the SES and the volunteers that drive that organisation."
Bega Valley - home of the beautiful Bega Cheese.
Moon is 2.9%
Residents cut off as flood warnings issued, conditions ease in Sydney and Illawarra
7 hours ago
Residents in Sydney’s south-west fear they will be cut off from their homes for several days as floodwaters continue to rise.The Bureau of Metrology expects calmer conditions across Sydney and the Illawarra over the next 24 hours but previous heavy rain has led to a major flood warning being issued for North Richmond.
Senior meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse said river levels were expected to rise overnight.
“We are already seeing moderate flood levels in parts of the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers,” she said.
Hawkesbury River
There are five prepare-to-evacuate warnings in place for Cornwallis and the eastern part of Richmond Lowlands, the northern part of Pitt Town, properties next to the Macquarie Grove Bridge on Argyle St Camden, parts of Cattai-Riverside Caravan Park and parts of Terrace Roadd, North Richmond.
Camden resident Christopher Fox has been left cut off from his home after the Cobbitty Road Bridge was submerged by floodwater.
"I lived up in Camden my whole life and these events are happening more and more," he said.
"The same bridge was damaged in the 2022 floods and closed for roughly 12 months for repairs and it is just heartbreaking to see it happening all over again.
"I reckon it will be about three days by the time the water goes down, it gets assessed.
"It'll be three days before we can drive across it again safely."
WaterNSW executive manager of operations Ronan Magaharan said Warragamba Dam had was spilling.
"A peak of about 235 gigalitres a day, which is very similar to what we saw earlier this year in April," he said.
"We expect close to that rate to continue over the weekend before we start to see it recede into Sunday and early next week."
South coast 'cops an absolute flogging'
The mayor of the Shoalhaven in southern NSW, Amanda Findley, says the region has reached breaking point, with the latest rain event the 15th natural disaster in five years.Major roads have either washed away or been closed due to sinkholes or surface damage.
Cr Findley says flood emergencies used to occur around once a year but are now so frequent the council simply can't cope.
"Councils really do need to think about the future, particularly future planning around sea level rise," she said.
"Let's be real, we are in the grips of climate change and the climate crisis has been right on the door of the Shoalhaven for the last four years as far as I am concerned as we rack up natural disaster number 15 as it stands since the 2019 fires.
"We used to average a natural disaster one a year — that was pretty easy to handle back in the day but that has now racked up to three to four per year.
"Every time that there is a disaster in a local government area like the Shoalhaven it has a massive impact on the ability to do business."
At the launch of the NSW Police snow safe operation at Jindabyne, NSW Premier Chris Minns said rain and flash flooding were expected to ease as the day progresses.
Mr Minns says the immediate area of concern for the SES stretches from Picton to the coast and the Illawarra all the way down to Bega.
He said "as a general rule we have to get more used to extreme weather in NSW".
"It means more incidents of flooding, it means when you have got major weather variability you have got to have the resources in place," Mr Minns said.
"It is difficult, sometimes, to resource, but I've got a lot of confidence in the SES and the volunteers that drive that organisation."
Bega Valley - home of the beautiful Bega Cheese.
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I'm sorry you're dealing with floods but those are beautiful photos of the river and valley!
The content is sad, but the pictures are gorgeous.
60 degrees F had a downpour today!
75° and clear
66°F mostly cloudy and calm
1:17 a.m.
1:17 a.m.
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