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Ben Domensino, 17 Jan 2020, 3:52 AM UTC

More rain on the horizon for eastern, southeast Australia

More rain on the horizon for eastern, southeast Australia

Wet weather will continue to affect parts of eastern and southeastern Australia this weekend and early next week, with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms likely in some areas.

On Saturday, the focus of the heaviest rain will be from central Queensland down to central NSW near a low pressure trough. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are likely in both states, with flash flooding a good chance underneath the day's more intense storms. 

Image: Forecast rain on Saturday, January 18th, according to the ECMWF-HRES model.

On Sunday, showers and storms will continue to affect parts of eastern Queensland and NSW and also spread into Victoria and South Australia as another low pressure trough deepens.

Image: Forecast rain on Sunday, January 19th, according to the ECMWF-HRES model.

Early next week, a cut-off upper-level low pressure system will cause showers and thunderstorms to become more widespread over southeastern Australia, while storms will also continue through parts of eastern Australia.

Image: Forecast rain on Monday, January 20th, according to the ECMWF-HRES model.

Rain and storms over the coming days will be hit and miss and severe weather is likely in multiple states. Be sure to keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings.

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