NSW weather maps: which parts of state are being hit by flooding and rain – and what areas are at risk? | Australia weather | The Guardian

Jul 01, 2025

These maps visualise the rainfall and flood risk as a vigorous coastal low pressure system batters the east coast

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Destructive winds and heavy rainfall are hitting large swathes of the New South Wales coastline, with some areas already recording more than 100mm as a vigorous coastal low intensified offshore.

Here you can see the extent of the rainfall over the week as well as the areas affected by flooding.

This map shows the areas either at risk or affected by flooding and storm conditions:

This map shows the total rainfall at weather stations over the past seven days. A darker shade of purple indicates higher rainfall:

This satellite imagery shows the storm off the east coast of Australia as of Tuesday afternoon. The Bureau of Meteorology described the storm as a “vigorous coastal low pressure system with an embedded trough”.

Weekly rainfall map data from the BoM, available here

Satellite imagery sourced from the BoM/Himawari-9