Wet weather is forecast into next week, but Friday should deliver the most rain.

The end of  the working week is expected to bring a very-high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. “A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe,” the weather bureau’s Wollongong forecast warned.

According to Weatherzone, there’s a 90 per cent chance 10-20mm could fall in Wollongong, with heavier falls of 20-40mm the same chance inland. This month’s rainfall totals across the city are already more than double the January average. 

Further falls could give Albion Park its wettest January on record – the month-to-date total there (151mm) is nudging the previous high of 167.2mm, set in 2013.