Wild start to the week: commuters on the Manly ferry had a bumpy ride to work. Photo: Nick Moir
Sydney has notched up its wettest November week in 26 years with rain gauges set for more top-ups in coming days as the weather shifts back to more seasonal conditions.
Commuters endured a wet and windy ferry ride on the Manly ferry which was buffeted by gale-force winds.
The harbour city has already collected more than 150 millimetres of rain this month, the wettest since June, and is closing in on double the amount for a typical November of 83.6 millimetres.
Sydney is set to cop more wild weather this week. Photo: Nick Moir
“It's a massive turnaround,” said Max Gonzalez, a senior meteorologist at Weatherzone.
“We came out of the driest July-October in 11 years, and all of a sudden we have this big dump of water in the city since Friday.”
Mr Gonzalez said the wind and rain should ease over Sydney by Monday afternoon, with more coastal showers expected on Tuesday before rain returns on Thursday and Friday. The weekend should be mostly sunny.
The Manly ferry took a battering this morning. Photo: Nick Moir
The burst of rain is the second in about a week, helping break a long pattern of well-above normal temperatures and dry conditions that contributed to the early fire season across much of NSW.
All of the state has a low-moderate fire danger rating on Monday with the exception of a high rating for the North Western region.
The wettest part of Sydney since Sunday morning was Avalon with 31 millimetres, Mr Gonzalez said.
Further up the coast, parts of the Hunter region copped more than 100 millimetres as a low-pressure system brought in moist south-easterly winds.
Temperatures will warm up to maximums of 24-26 over the next week from Tuesday, slightly above the long-run average of 23.6 degrees, as conditions revert to more typical weather for this time of year.
“Hopefully this will continue through the summer, which is actually the rain period for Sydney,” Mr Gonzalez said.
Sunday was Sydney's coolest November day in seven years, with the maximum reaching just 17.6 degrees.
Sydney weather statistics can be seen here.
Weatherzone.com.au is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of this website.
Correction: This story originally said Sydney had experienced its wettest November in 16 years.
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