Severe thunderstorms to hit NSW

Severe thunderstorms bringing large hail and heavy rainfall are set to hit parts of the Hunter and Central Tablelands.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Monday afternoon predicting the weather to hit in the next few hours. Unconfirmed reports had hail in Colo Heights near Wiseman's Ferry at around 3.45pm, a BoM spokeswoman told AAP.

Areas that could be affected were Gosford, Cessnock, Maitland, Glen Davis, Carpertee and Bilpin.