NSW braces for more wild weather and flash flooding as coastal trough develops

Up to 150mm of rain forecast to hit parts of the state over the coming days, including heavy falls in Sydney

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New South Wales is bracing for more wild weather including up to 150mm of rain over the next four days and flash flooding, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of dangerous conditions across large parts of the state.

The bureau on Tuesday afternoon warned NSW could be hit by severe weather in the coming days, with coastal regions and adjacent slopes from the Hunter down to the south coast expected to be the hardest hit.