Rain relief for Sydney as storms move north, but BoM still forecasts wetter than average winter

Conditions set to ease from Thursday as scientists predict increasingly common' intense weather events as a result of global heating

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Sydneysiders can expect some much-needed relief from the deluge that has swamped the city, as conditions begin to settle from Thursday, but the north of the state may be next in line for a drenching.

Record rainfalls have been hammering the NSW coastline all week, resulting in more than 100 evacuation orders being issued and 23 local government areas being declared natural disaster zones.

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