Parts of Queenslandhave been hammered with heavy rain yesterday and overnight, with both ends of the state copping a drenching.
Yesterday was a very wet day for most of the state’s coastline after the south-west was drenched by an intense rain event earlier in the week.
In the south-east, the Gold Coast saw persistent falls overnight with more than a month’s worth of rain being recorded in some suburbs.
Tugun and Coolangatta copped 148mm and 134mm respectively in the 24 hours to 5am AEST.
The north tropical coast also received heavy falls overnight with 177mm recorded at South Mission Beach and 120mm at Tully.
Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Angus Hines said showers will continue today across much of the state’s east coast, especially in areas south of Brisbane and the state’s north.
“Most of the rain will clear this evening paving the way for a pleasant weekend ahead,” Hines said.
”The sun will return and temperatures climbing on Saturday after some much cooler weather through the week so far.”
He said the weekend could see a shower or two across the south-east but much lighter than throughout the week, if at all.
Parts of the state are now “saturated and primed for flooding” after experiencing days of showers and storms, he said.
Minor flood warnings are in place for the Upper Balonne, Maranoa and Warrego rivers and a moderate flood warning is in place for the Moonie River.
The drenching comes as southern Australia braces for a days-long heatwave, with Victoria and South Australia on fire watch as temperatures spike at 36 degrees.
