Flights delayed as severe winds batter coast

Strong winds are continuing to lash parts of nan Australian seashore today, pinch immoderate flights retired of Sydney already delayed aliases cancelled.

The low-pressure strategy is already delivering terrible winds and rainfall to aggregate states.

The winds person swept crossed NSW this morning, already impacting formation operations astatine Sydney Airport.

"Due to precocious winds, airdrome operations whitethorn beryllium affected passim nan day," a spokesperson for nan airdrome said.

"We urge passengers cheque nan position of their formation pinch their hose earlier travelling to nan airdrome and we convey passengers for their patience and understanding."

Qantas said it was doing everything it could to debar delays, while Virgin said immoderate flights had been cancelled owed to nan winds.

North-westerly winds are expected to scope betwixt 20km/h and 30km/h this morning, and will summation to 35km/h earlier easing this afternoon, according to nan Bureau of Meteorology.

In south-eastern Sydney, winds could scope arsenic beardown arsenic 50km/h to 60km/h, pinch damaging gusts up to 90km/h.

Sydney will spot a precocious of 18 degrees coming and a debased of 12 degrees.

There are besides terrible upwind warnings successful spot for the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Tablelands Forecast Districts.

Winds successful those location areas are expected to scope up to 65km/h pinch gusts complete 90km/h.

Newcastle, Wollongong, Goulburn, Nowra, Batemans Bay and Katoomba will each beryllium impacted.

South Australia will besides proceed to spot beardown winds this morning, pursuing connected from yesterday's chaotic weather.

Severe upwind warnings are still successful place, peculiarly for those connected nan coast, including Kangaroo Island and Goolwa.

A mini magnitude of rainfall is besides expected today, pursuing dense rains and flooding successful South Australia yesterday and overnight.

The Adelaide Hills region saw 25mm to 30mm of rainfall while nan CBD saw astir 10mm.

The State Emergency Service received 100 calls for thief arsenic trees fell and immoderate areas flooded.

The ACT will besides acquisition beardown winds and near-freezing conditions, pinch temperatures arsenic debased arsenic 1 grade this morning, and a precocious of 8 degrees.

Victoria will besides beryllium impacted by beardown and damaging winds, specifically nan East Gippsland, North East, West and South Gippsland, Central and North Central Forecast Districts.

Winds successful East Gippsland are expected to deed 60km/h pinch damaging gusts up to 90km/h.

There will besides beryllium 5mm to 15mm of rainfall today, arsenic good arsenic abnormally precocious tides for nan full Victorian coastline. 

The windy upwind crossed each states is expected to continue crossed Australia's confederate states until later today, pinch conditions forecast to easiness by tomorrow.