Central NSW is bracing for further potential flooding with severe weather warnings across much of the region.

The worst of the rain is expected on Wednesday, with six-hourly totals up to 70 millimetres expected in the central-west slopes and plains and Riverina region.

The warning area covers a region stretching from south-west of Dubbo through Parkes to Young and out to Narranderra.

A cold front coming from South Australia is expected to move into western NSW later on Tuesday and fuel further rain.

Many catchments were already experiencing ongoing flooding from previous rainfall over the last few weeks, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Tuesday.

Major flooding is possible along the Namoi, Macquarie and Lachlan Rivers and is already occurring at Wee Waa, Warren Weir and Euabalong on Tuesday afternoon.

People in Gunnedah, in north-west NSW, have already been hit with their third flood in a year. The State Emergency Service said water inundated five houses on the weekend when the Namoi River peaked at just over eight metres.

The SES is warning residents at risk of flooding to prepare and plan with the ground already saturated and more heavy rain to come.

The agency has begun moving resources and equipment to areas of concern, including in the central-west and further north in the New England region.

There were three more requests for flood rescues overnight on Monday, on top of 30 over the weekend.

“With more weather coming from Wednesday, we are concerned and are reminding the community to make sensible smart decisions when travelling at the moment,” an SES spokesperson said.

-AAP

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