Moist easterly winds and an inland trough in the east are generating heavy showers and storms in QLD and a few showers in NSW. Highs are keeping southern NSW, VIC, TAS and SA mostly dry. Very warm easterlies for SA and the interior. As troughs cause storms over inland WA.
Tue 11:28 EDT A severe thunderstorm has caused more than 5,000 homes in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to lose power.
Tue 10:10 EDT Recent heavy rainfall will provide significant inflows of water to the Macquarie Marshes near Warren, in central NSW, State Water says.
Tue 09:38 EDT SEQ Water says wet weather has stopped work on part of the Hinze Dam in the Gold Coast hinterland.