Heat has been building over southern Qld and northeast NSW the last couple of days, and dew points are generally expected to rise across these areas today. Together, these factors will result in considerable instability, meaning the atmosphere is primed for a thunderstorm outbreak. Furthermore, the same low pressure trough that triggered severe thunderstorms across parts of NSW yesterday will move into northeast NSW and southern Qld today, helping to kick off another round of severe storms.

Severe thunderstorms are mainly expected along and ahead of the trough, with northeast NSW initially expected to see a few strong to severe storms kick off later this morning. Thunderstorm activity is then expected to become more widespread across northeast NSW and southern Qld this afternoon. Looking ahead to this evening, severe thunderstorms are expected to clear the Hunter region while other areas still ahead of the trough should expect an ongoing risk for severe storms.

One of the main risks associated with today's severe thunderstorms will be damaging wind gusts exceeding 90km/h. Additionally, these storms will be guided by a light steering flow from the west-southwest which will favour slow-moving storms which may lead to flash flooding. Large hail is also possible.

Image: ECMWF forecast precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 11:00pm AEDT on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Source: Weatherzone.

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