2019 Wagga Gold Cup to become a rainy affair with 50mm forecast in four days

Over the past 24 hours, up to 18mm was registered around the region, with 6.4mm falling at the airport by 9am.

While yesterday delivered the more modest sprinkling, today is set for something closer to a certain deluge.

The Bureau of Metereology has indicated a 90 per cent chance of seeing high falls, especially between 1pm and 4pm, and again between 7pm and 10pm.

Rain is set to be fairly near constant all day, which will certainly make for tough conditions at the annual Town Plate races.

Storms are also a strong likelihood for Thursday and Friday.

The first falls are expected to begin by the commencement of business operations.

Though the exact amount of rain is undetermined, this vantage would suggest figures well into the double digits, pushing into the measurement realm of 20-30mm.

Friday - or as it has become better known this week, Wagga Gold Cup day - will return the precipitation power with another generous downpour.

The Bureau of Meterology indicates that there will be a constant drizzle throughout Thursday night and into Friday morning.

Falls will back off towards Friday's early afternoon, no doubt leaving some muddy track conditions at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, but potentially providing enough sun for a good day out.

Winds will pick up on Friday though, achieving 25km per hour orientating to the northwest.

In which case, never has the idiom 'hold on to your hats' been quite so apt.

There will, no doubt, be a lot of hands to hats blustering against the gale, at the MTC on Friday.