After a brief period of glorious summer-like conditions, Sydney is copping a drenching, with severe weather warnings being issued in the state’s south-east.

The city could see as much as 45mm of rain today, as temperatures plunge from 29 degrees on Monday to 19 degrees on Wednesday.

A local braves the rain to get laps in at Bronte’s ocean pool on Wednesday morning. Credit: Steven Siewert

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a possibly severe thunderstorm in the late morning that could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain.

While there are no weather warnings currently in place for Sydney, BoM is urging Sydneysiders to stay alert to the possibility of localised flash flooding on Wednesday afternoon and into the evening.

Wind will also be a factor, shifting from southe

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