According to BoM meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse significant rain was predicted for the weekend, with only a slight chance of storms further north. 

The weather band was expected to enter into NSW yesterday afternoon, with rain developing this morning - predictions of 4 to 15mm of rain throughout the day. 

This should ease a little on Saturday, with only a 70 per cent chance of between 2 and 8mm of rain, before the trough again deepens into the east coast low. 

Due to the variability of each of the models and unpredictability of the cells, Ms Woodhouse said it was difficult to determine just how much rain we would receive, and where exactly it would fall - but she was able to say that there would be “significant” falls west of the divide. 

The BoM website will be kept updated with any changes. 

It is indicated that Forbes will receive between 10 and 35mm of rain on Sunday (95 per cent chance).

There is still more rain to come as the new week starts - 80 per cent chance of up to another 10mm on Monday, and a 60 per cent chance of up to 3mm on Tuesday.

And after two frosts Wednesday and yesterday, this rainfall event will bring with it warmer overnight temperatures with minimums hovering between 7 and 10 degrees.

The forecasted wet weather has already seen organisers of the Forbes Running Festival postpone the event until October (see story back page). 

This trough has the bureau keeping a close eye on the possibility of another East Coast low forming this weekend. 

“There is still uncertainty about the timing and extent of the impacts, but we have increasing confidence in a widespread rainfall event developing over southern and eastern Queensland, and inland northern New South Wales,” according to Dr Andrew Tupper, Centre Director of the Bureau’s National Operations Centre.

“Low pressure systems like this low can produce very heavy rainfall, damaging winds and dangerous surf conditions and residents should keep an eye on local forecasts and warnings as the situation evolves.”