Australia rains latest
The onset of rain this weekend heralds the arrival of a wet week along Australia's east coast, according to weatherzone.com.au
By late Saturday, a rain-bearing system originating over warm waters off the West Australian coast had spread across Australia's interior to reach the NSW coast.
The heaviest of the rain is set to clear from NSW by late Sunday, however falls over eastern Queensland are likely to continue until at least Thursday thanks to a persistent stream of tropical moisture.
By Friday computer model guidance indicates a deep trough of low pressure is a strong chance to form off the coast of NSW and southern Queensland, bringing strong winds, large seas and locally heavy rain.
In the event of the trough forming, parts of the coastal strip between Sydney and Brisbane are likely to pick up more rain in the first week of September than fell throughout August.
Elsewhere a deep trough dumped heavy rainfalls across northern South Australia and southern parts of the Northern Territory Friday night.
The heaviest fall was at Oodnadatta Airport where 28.2 millimetres was recorded in the twenty four hours to 9am. This amazing fall was the heaviest August rainfall since 1975, and accounts for 75 percent of Oodnadatta’s total rain since January this year.
By late Saturday, a rain-bearing system originating over warm waters off the West Australian coast had spread across Australia's interior to reach the NSW coast.
The heaviest of the rain is set to clear from NSW by late Sunday, however falls over eastern Queensland are likely to continue until at least Thursday thanks to a persistent stream of tropical moisture.
By Friday computer model guidance indicates a deep trough of low pressure is a strong chance to form off the coast of NSW and southern Queensland, bringing strong winds, large seas and locally heavy rain.
In the event of the trough forming, parts of the coastal strip between Sydney and Brisbane are likely to pick up more rain in the first week of September than fell throughout August.
Elsewhere a deep trough dumped heavy rainfalls across northern South Australia and southern parts of the Northern Territory Friday night.
The heaviest fall was at Oodnadatta Airport where 28.2 millimetres was recorded in the twenty four hours to 9am. This amazing fall was the heaviest August rainfall since 1975, and accounts for 75 percent of Oodnadatta’s total rain since January this year.