Parts of the Gunnedah district have been lashed by rainfall totals of more than 100mm.
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A 100mm reading was recorded in a 24-hour period on Orange Grove Road, while 150mm fell in parts of Spring Ridge.
Showers are expected to persist in Gunnedah this weekend after steady falls in recent days. Gunnedah Airport recorded 12.2mm in 24 hours to 9am Thursday, Quirindi 18mm and Tamworth Airport 10mm.
Gunnedah also scored 6mm overnight Tuesday and a further 6.4mm last Saturday but some of the biggest official rainfall this week was at Woolbrook which posted 44mm on Tuesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology reported a broad area of low pressure and troughs in the east were producing the odd thunderstorm and showers in NSW and Queensland.
The forecast for Gunnedah is for a 80 per cent chance of 1-5mm of rain on Saturday and 90 per cent chance Sunday with a top temperature of 30 degrees.
The recent of thunderstorms has also offered some picture perfect sunset conditions.
So why do storms create the right conditions for a good sunset? Weatherzone’s Ben Domensino explains:
“Firstly, afternoon storms can cause cloud to sit overhead as the sun sets,” he said.
“Secondly, the weather systems that produce storms typically move from west to east around the world. Because the sun sets in the west, this usually allows the setting sun to shine through clear sky behind a storm.
“It's all about timing. The storm needs to pass over in the late afternoon and cloud needs to clear from the west before it gets dark. Fortunately, storms are most common in the afternoon, so this happens fairly often.”
The stormy end to March follows a run of wild weather near Gunnedah earlier this year.
In February, SES crews and rural firies responded to call-outs for water damage and grass fires ignited by lightening.
In January, one Gunnedah home was destroyed when a freak storm ripped through town. The strong wind tore the roof from its rafters and sent it cartwheeling over a neighbour’s fence.