More thunderstorms expected in the territory this week before a drenching of up 100 millimetres of rain.

Robert Frost once pondered whether the world would end in fire, or in ice. They weren't heralding the world's end, but this week fire and ice both reared their heads across the state.

This weekend is set to be another warm, muggy one - and next weekend may be much the same.

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Forecasters predict heavy rain, strong winds and increasing swells.

Sydneysiders can expect several days of rain-soaked commutes after an early morning downpour ended three weeks of uninterrupted sunshine.

South-east Queensland is mopping up after being battered by a line of intense thunderstorms that cut power to more than 27,000 homes and businesses.

Brisbane's sweaty masses are set for a slight reprieve leading into the weekend, with the high temperatures and sticky humidity both set to become that little more bearable.

If you woke to the sound of thunder early this morning be prepared for it to continue throughout the day.

Melbourne is bracing for flooding as a huge storm moves across the state, with falls of 50 milimetres in the city's north-east suburbs likely on Saturday morning.

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Gusty winds buffeted parts of Sydney late on Tuesday as a band of dry thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern NSW.

If Thursday hits its predicted peak it will be the ACT's longest March heat spell on record.

Sydney's run of balmy weather will take a break as a strong cold front brings a wintry chill to much of the state's south.

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Parts of Canberra have received more than the city's June average rainfall in less than two days with more rain on the way.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Sydney.

A "strangely warm southerly" is sweeping across Sydney today with little relief from the heat at beaches in NSW and Queensland because of Cyclone Winston causing large, dangerous and powerful surf.

Sydney's late-summer spell of unusual warmth shows little sign of making way for autumn with another week of mild to hot weather ahead.

Residents in north-eastern NSW advised not to travel as heavy rains from another east coast low lift flood risks all the way down to the Hunter.