Aussie states face wet weekend with over 100mm rain to fall
Parts of Australia are about to be drenched in heavy rain as the La Nina event is set to deliver on its promised wet conditions across summer.
Despite La Nina being declared months ago, some may have been left wondering where the rain has been after 57 Australian towns broke November temperature records.
In 2010-2011 when the last La Nina event happened, some parts of South East Queensland experienced widespread flooding, but spring rainfall across Australia was down by 41 per cent, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Earlier this week, South East Queenslanders got a taste of what’s to come as some areas north of Brisbane exceed 100mm in just 24 hours on Monday.
But the soaking isn’t over just yet.
Weatherzone meteorologist Graeme Brittain told Yahoo News Australia Friday through to Sunday was going to be wet.
“The latest models show some areas inland on the NSW Mid North Coast and South East Queensland could exceed 100mm from Friday through to Sunday,” he said.
“Monday to Tuesday alone could exceed 80mm but that’s a bit more uncertain at this stage.”
Ballina, just south of the NSW-Queensland border, could get as much as 125mm from Friday through to Sunday with an additional 45mm on Monday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Now that's more like La Niña! Widespread rain is on the cards for Australia during the next week.
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Tweed Heads just north of Ballina could also receive the same amount.
The Gold Coast is also in for a deluge and could get up to 135mm by the end of Monday.
Sunday alone on the glitter strip could receive up to 70mm.
Brisbane will still see some heavy rain, and could get 65mm from Friday through to Sunday with 20mm possible on Monday.
Sydney will receive some minor showers throughout this period with up to 15mm in total.
Mr Brittain said La Nina was enhancing rain with moisture in the onshore winds feeding a trough over NSW.
Western Australia will also be hit with heavy rain too with Broome in the state’s Kimberley Region which could lead to flooding.
Broome could receive up to 85mm up until Saturday. That’s not counting the 73mm which has fallen in the last 24 hours.
Cygnet Bay, which is north of Broome, has received 165mm in the past 24 hours.
Cool change ahead after sweating through November
November was a toasty month for areas in NSW and Queensland. Parts of Sydney exceeded 40 degrees across the last weekend of the month.
Overnight temperatures also saw a number of records broken.
A heatwave cooked some parts of southeast and southwest Queensland as temperatures exceeded 40 degrees.
But the run of hot weather, at least for the near future, has come to an end.
Weatherzone meteorologist Craig McIntosh told Yahoo News Australia cooler conditions were following the trough causing much of the rainfall which fell in South East Queensland on Monday.
“Brisbane’s run on hot weather is over,” he said.
“People there will be feeling a bit more comfortable.”
Brisbane isn’t expected to exceed 30 until at least Tuesday at this stage, according to BoM.
BoM’s forecasting currently doesn’t go past Tuesday.
Ipswich, which saw some days eclipse 40, is forecast to hit 33 on Thursday.
But that’s as hot as it will get through to Tuesday next week, with Thursday the only day exceeding 30 degrees.
St George, which has also sweltered through the recent heatwave, could top 35 on Wednesday and Thursday before it cools to about 29 over the coming days as the rain comes in.
Tuesday could see a top of 32 though.
The hottest Sydney will get over the next seven days is just 27 degrees.
The western Sydney suburb of Penrith, which was named in a United Nations climate report for reaching nearly 50 degrees in January and most recently 38.5 earlier this month, could just top 32 on Thursday.
On Friday, it might only reach a maximum of 20. Saturday, Sunday and Monday might see the area reach as high as 24.
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