Why has southeast Queensland seen so much rain this week?

Close to 300 mm of rain has fallen in parts of southeast Queensland between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon.

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Flash flooding after more than 170 mm in three hours in SE Queensland

An overnight deluge in South East Queensland and the northeastern corner of New South Wales has intensified during Thursday morning, with flash-flooding occurring in many places.

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Month's rain in two hours as storms light up northern NSW, southern Qld

An outbreak of thunderstorms has produced heavy localised rainfall across a large swathe of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland on Wednesday afternoon, with storm activity continuing into the evening.

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Hobart facing rare October heat as severe heatwave continues in Tasmania

Hobart could see two 30°C days this week as a severe heatwave continues to affect parts of southern and eastern Tasmania, although a cold change is on the way.

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  • Image for: Rain to soak parts of Queensland, NSW for at least a week

    Rain to soak parts of Queensland, NSW for at least a week

    Persistent and heavy rain will affect parts of Queensland and NSW during at least the next seven days, with some areas possibly in line to receive more than one month’s rain in a matter of days.

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  • Image for: Melbourne's first 30-degree days of spring

    Melbourne's first 30-degree days of spring

    The temperature in Melbourne looks set to hit the 30-degree mark for the first time since March, with maximums of 30°C forecast for both this Thursday and Friday.

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  • Image for: Slow-moving Tasman Sea high to bring rain, storms and heat across Australia this week

    Slow-moving Tasman Sea high to bring rain, storms and heat across Australia this week

    An unusually slow-moving high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea will cause a contrasting mix of weather across Australia this week, with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the country’s east and a spring heatwave in parts of the south.

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  • Image for: Hobart warmer than Brisbane for at least a week

    Hobart warmer than Brisbane for at least a week

    A highly unusual weather anomaly is underway in eastern Australia, with maximum temperatures in Hobart likely to exceed those in Brisbane for a week or longer.

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  • Image for: First Tropical Cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere is ahead of season

    First Tropical Cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere is ahead of season

    Tropical Cyclone Wati has developed in the South Pacific and is the first of the 2026-27 southern hemisphere cyclone season.

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  • Image for: Hobart's Heat Streak

    Hobart's Heat Streak

    This year, Hobart has decided to skip spring and head straight for summer! 

    The city is on track to record eight consecutive days above 20°C, which would set a new October record.

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  • Image for: Thunderstorm complex causes 400,000 lightning strikes over three Australian states

    Thunderstorm complex causes 400,000 lightning strikes over three Australian states

    A large mass of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, produced around 400,000 lightning strikes as it passed over parts of WA, SA and the NT between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

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  • Image for: Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

    Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

    A surge of warmth is coming to at least three capital cities in southeastern Australia (and nearby regions).

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  • Image for: Welcome soaking for parched parts of central and eastern Qld

    Welcome soaking for parched parts of central and eastern Qld

    Significant rainfall totals have already been recorded in parts of Queensland which have seen very little rainfall since early autumn, and more wet weather is set to arrive in coming days.

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  • Image for: El Niño approaching record strength as Pacific subsurface water reaches 12°C above average

    El Niño approaching record strength as Pacific subsurface water reaches 12°C above average

    A large pool of exceptionally warm water lying beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean could push El Niño to record-breaking strength in the coming months.

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  • Image for: Overnight Sydney deluge delivers 100 mm to some suburbs

    Overnight Sydney deluge delivers 100 mm to some suburbs

    Parts of Sydney received extremely heavy rainfall overnight with more than 100 mm recorded at a weather station in the city's north, while falls of more than 50 mm were recorded at locations from the northern suburbs of Wollongong up to the Central Coast.

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  • Image for: Rain and thunderstorms spread across NSW and Queensland

    Rain and thunderstorms spread across NSW and Queensland

    Wet and stormy weather is spreading across eastern Australia this Tuesday, October 13, bringing welcome rain to parts of NSW and Queensland along with a risk of severe storms into the evening.

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  • Image for: Heavy snowfalls on bitterly cold Tasmanian morning

    Heavy snowfalls on bitterly cold Tasmanian morning

    Heavy snow has fallen overnight in Tasmania as a bitterly cold polar airmass sweeps across the state, with showers and snow showers continuing across much of Tasmania on Tuesday morning.

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