Showers and thunderstorms are gracing the central and eastern parts of Queensland today, bringing the first rainfall in weeks to some interior locations. A deepening trough extending from the tropics is bringing much-needed rainfall to places like Emerald and Clermont, which haven't seen a drop of rain since the first half of July. Most of the rain from the eastward-moving trough should be focused to the east and southeast of these towns, although rain gauges are expected to pick up around 5 mm at Emerald and up to about 10-15 mm at Clermont. Looking ahead, high pressure systems should again bring above-average daytime temperatures and unseasonably dry conditions to the interior of the state on Monday, making rainfall into the middle of August very unlikely.