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Wet and Windy as East Coast Low Brushes NSW Coast

Written by Meteo Expert Josef Lukas

Coastal regions of NSW to become wet and windy today and Wednesday.

A low pressure system (East Coast Low) will form today off the NSW coast in the Tasman Sea and move north-east over the next day or so.

The system is forecast to produce gale force winds along the south-east coast for the rest of Tuesday, easing Wednesday morning.

Forecast 950hPa winds

As the East Coast Low moves up the coast, heavy rain is forecast to hit the very coastal areas of the state.

50-100mm is possible along the direct coastline, with some areas seeing possibly higher totals.

Sydney is likely to see around 20-30mm tonight and tomorrow with the current forecast.

Forecast rainfall for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Although this is an East Coast Low, which are notorious for bringing devastating impacts to the east coast of Australia, this system is a weak version and damage is expected to be minimal.

Later in the week, the heavy rain may move to the north east corner of NSW and south-east QLD.