Parts of South Australia, NSW and Victoria can expect heavy rain as remnants of Cyclone Megan and a low-pressure trough over the Northern Territory and Queensland move south
BoM weather forecast: heavy rain is tipped for parts of south-east Australia over the Easter long weekend. File photo of flooding in the NSW central west.BoM weather forecast: heavy rain is tipped for parts of south-east Australia over the Easter long weekend. File photo of flooding in the NSW central west.
Flood watches had been declared for more than 40 Queensland and NT rivers. Currently, there were flood watches in place for south-west Queensland, the Cape York peninsula and parts of the gulf country. The BoM advised flooding was likely in the upperRainfall records for this month had been broken in some places in the NT, including Rabbit Flat , Territory Grape Farm and Arltunga .
The extreme weather watcher Thomas Hinterdorfer predicted rainfall of more than 50mm occurring over Queensland’s south-east coast, Wide Bay and Burnett, along with some falls of more than 100mm in some areas over the next three days.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersBut for NT cattle farmers accustomed to dry climates, the rain was welcome news.
Mount Doreen station, which is 320km north-west of Alice Springs, recorded 320-330mm of rain in March, Bryant said. The average annual rainfall was around 350mm.
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