Sydney Airport still experiencing delays as winds continue
Sydney Airport is still operating on a singular runway as strong winds cause delayed and cancelled flights.
Just before 8am AEDT, 26 departures had been cancelled along with 23 arrivals - more than a quarter of flights in either direction.
The airport closed all but one runway at 10.30am.
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There are delays at Sydney Airport with winds forcing the closure of runways. 9News
Flights were still being affected at 4pm and windy conditions are expected to continue tonight, causing 30-minute delays for arriving flights.
Departing flights are also still experiencing serious delays.
Arriving flights were delayed by an average of 13 minutes this morning, compared to an average six-minute delay for departures as wind gusts reached 61km/h.
"Yesterday evening Airservices Australia advised airlines of the possibility of single runway operations today due to potential strong winds at the airport," a Sydney Airport spokesperson said.
"As a result a number of airlines have decided to consolidate services."
Passengers travelling today are advised to get in touch with their airline to check the status of their flights.
The SES said damaging wind gusts of more than 90km/h were expected in parts of the state, including in the central and southern ranges and coastal parts of the Illawarra and South Coast this morning.
No international flights have been affected.
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Multiple flights have been cancelled. 9News
As of 11pm yesterday, winds of up to 126km/h had been recorded at Thredbo, along with 102km/h gusts at Murrurundi Gap and 98km/h at Scone in the Hunter region.
NSW SES volunteers had received 250 calls for help in the 24 hours preceding 11pm, and a total of 421 since the beginning of this weather event.
Rain band sweeping across states
The sudden switch from scorching heat to soaking rain for much of eastern Australia in recent days has been underscored in a satellite image showing a rain band stretching across multiple states.
NSW and Victoria have multiple weather warnings in place for wind, rain, and floods, on the heels of destructive fires in both states.
Urgent flood warnings have been issued for eastern Victoria.
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A satellite image shows a band of rain and storms extending across NSW and Victoria. Weatherzone
Weatherzone published an image yesterday afternoon showing the rain band extending from southern Queensland down through Victoria.
The plus signs indicate lightning strikes, mostly focused in NSW's north-east.
"Spring storms in sub-tropical regions tend to form at the confluence of warm and cool airmasses, and the background colours indicate the significant temperature differential between northeastern NSW and the rest of the state either side of the rainband," Weatherzone said.
Severe weather warnings are in place for both northern and southern NSW.
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