Kim Westcott, 31 Mar 2015, 3:21 AM UTC
Soggy southeast QLD
Umbrellas and gumboots will be an essential accessory this week, particularly around southern Queensland coasts.
Areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms will put a dampener on the lead up to the long weekend and the start of the school holidays. Coastal areas from Mackay to the New South Wales border will see heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms during tomorrow. Isolated falls of 40mm are possible with widespread falls in the region of 10-20mm.
In the following days, showers will contract south. Wide Bay and Burnett as well as the Southeast Coast will be getting a solid drink. Typically March is one of the wetter months for Wide Bay and Burnett, however this month the rain has been patchy. Bundaberg recorded 192mm last March, however this month only 24mm has landed in the gauge. Only Rainbow Beach has seen monthly falls closer to average, however still falling 20mm short.
From Easter Sunday, the rain will begin to ease up along the coast, with the trough finally shifting offshore on Monday.
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