Wet Long Weekend Travel Delays
from Wake Up Sydney
Wake Up Sydney gets you ready for Friday, 2 October 2026, as the October long weekend begins with mild temperatures, wet weather building, and a few travel headaches across the city. In today’s weather update, Sydney’s CBD starts at 18.2°C and is heading for a top of 25°C, while Parramatta is set to reach 27°C and Bondi tops out at 25°C. Showers are expected to develop throughout the day, with Saturday looking even wetter and the chance of a storm — so keep the umbrella close. On the roads, long weekend traffic is already shaping up to be busy. Drivers are being urged to allow extra time, with incidents at Northmead, Epping, and Padstow causing lane closures and delays, including truck-related breakdowns and crashes on key routes. For train passengers, there are significant delays following urgent track repairs at Lidcombe. Services affected include the Leppington and Inner West Line, Lidcombe and Bankstown Line, and Liverpool and Inner West Line. Commuters should allow extra travel time and stay alert for platform changes and altered stopping patterns. Tune in to Wake Up Sydney for your quick, essential morning briefing on weather, traffic, and trains across Sydney.
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