<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New South Wales' record-breaking rain is set to dry up today, but flood risks remain around the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Yesterday was Sydney's wettest August day since 2007, Weatherzone said, while heavy falls were recorded around the state, even as far inland as near Tamworth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Port Macquarie received the heaviest falls, with more than 200mm in 24 hours as of yesterday afternoon, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rain-to-intensify-today-in-nsw-before-drying-out-weather-news-forecast/3ce7a8a0-e687-487b-b1e0-f4403e05b6d1" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Another day of wet weather as Sydney smashes rainfall record</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney received more than 80mm - higher than its average monthly rain for August - in 24 hours as well.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But as soon as we pass midnight, get into Friday morning, it's really going to look like a lot of that rain pulls away from the coast," BoM meteorologist Angus Hines said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said "much drier" conditions would prevail today aside from "spotty" and scattered showers.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-nsw-rain-flood-risk-forecast-warnings-updates/01a8b26d-c110-46a6-8f1e-dcec52c7bd7e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/story-bridge-protest-pro-palestine-activists-vow-to-keep-fighting-after-court-loss/733ef19a-865d-4114-805d-318309e68dad" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Pro-Palestine activists vow to keep fighting after bridge protest loss</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, he warned, that didn't mean the effects of the rain were played out.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But also sometimes it just takes 12, to 24, to 36 hours for the weather to roll downhill and get into the river network," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So some or all of these rivers may experience flooding in the next couple of days."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This risk could persist into the weekend, he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-update-appeals-court-throws-out-massive-civil-fraud-penalty-against-us-president/1fe65509-274a-499f-a07b-4e9f16fb2dd2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Total victory': Trump hails $820 million court win</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau as of Friday morning has in place multiple flood warnings from the north of the state down to the Greater Sydney region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A major flood warning remains for the Namoi River.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, residents living near the Warragamba Dam south-west of Sydney have been warned it is once again close to capacity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We expect the dam to reach full capacity anytime in the coming hours," Sydney Water said in a release shortly after 5am.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/08/21/08/39/today-in-history-august-24-what-happened-on-this-day"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/X23rjkEptc5FmdQ8pAzC77ABX4A=/0x370:1396x1155/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fcdae095d-ff57-43ea-9b0e-6552608c8915" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/X23rjkEptc5FmdQ8pAzC77ABX4A=/0x370:1396x1155/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fcdae095d-ff57-43ea-9b0e-6552608c8915 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/v_XBuvi4lH1_YvjyujqxakL01FE=/0x370:1396x1155/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fcdae095d-ff57-43ea-9b0e-6552608c8915 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">When bank robbery failed, he got the money he needed from a Hollywood studio</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/08/21/08/39/today-in-history-august-24-what-happened-on-this-day">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you are downstream of the dam, stay away from fast flowing or deep water near waterways and floodplains.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These hazards potentially threaten the safety of you and your property. 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