Cold, wet preview of winter as Sydney cops icy blast Leo Hanson (front) and Dougall Taylor made the most of heavy rain at North Curl Curl. Picture: Mitch Cameron Source: The Sunday Telegraph SYDNEY reached for the umbrellas yesterday but the good news is clear skies could be with us by this afternoon. The state had an icy blast of winter, with gale-force winds of up to 95km/h battering much of the state and temperatures in Sydney only hitting a miserable 18 degrees. Heavy rains caused local flooding in some parts of the state, with Ulladulla on the south coast receiving the heaviest falls, collecting three times its April average with 200mm of rain by lunch. In Sydney's south, Cronulla recorded 56mm, in Wahroonga 51mm fell, and the Sydney observation station recorded 32mm. Sky News weather presenter Amy Greenbank said there would still be a chance of showers this morning. "But that should have fallen by midday and it will be a mostly sunny day," she said. We can expect temperatures of around 22 degrees. She said strong winds would remain until Monday. While Saturday sports were a wipeout, sosurfers took advantage of warm seas and waves of up to 10m.