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Today, 3:17AM UTC
Uluru’s wettest day in a decade as heavy rain targets central Australia
More than 100 mm of rain has fallen at Uluru over the last two days as a plume of tropical moisture fuels unusually heavy rain in central Australia. The rain and thunderstorms have been soaking parts of central Australia since Saturday as a broad low pressure trough draws tropical moisture across the Red Centre. The slow-moving nature of this trough, combined with copious atmospheric moisture, is resulting in substantial rainfall in some areas. Torrential rain at Uluru Yulara Airport, near Uluru, received 76.4 mm during the 24 hours ending at 9am on Monday, which was its wettest day in a decade. Another 34.4 mm of rain then fell between 9am and midday on Monday, making more than 100 mm in less than 30 hours. The rain over the last couple of days was more than three times Uluru’s entire monthly average at this time of year, with about 33 mm falling during a typical March. It’s also the first time since 2016 that Uluru has seen more than 100 mm across two consecutive days. Rain continuing this week Wet and stormy weather will continue to target central Australia into the first half of this week, affecting parts of the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. The image below shows how much rain one computer model – the ECMWF model – is predicting over Australia this week. Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the 72 hours ending at 11pm AEDT on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. As of midday ACST on Monday, a severe weather warning was in place for heavy rain and flash flooding in parts of the NT’s south and southwest, including the Uluru region. Another warning was also in place for heavy, locally intense rain in the north of SA. This warning mentioned the risk of “dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding” from potential rain rates of 80 to 120 mm in six hours, most likely north of Marree during Monday night into Tuesday morning. Further severe weather warnings and flood warnings may be issued over central Australia during the next few days as ongoing heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the NT, SA, Qld and NSW.
15 Mar 2026, 6:19AM UTC
Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge
A surge of very moist southeasterly winds is bringing heavy rain to Qld's North Tropical Coast district today, Sunday 15th March. Locations around Daintree and Mossman have been hardest hit, with Mossman Treatment Plant, Rex Creek Intake, Yandill, Whyanbeel Creek and Bairds producing 345mm, 337mm, 299mm, 285mm and 264mm respectively in the 12 hours to noon today. Almost a quarter (73mm) of Yandill's 299mm total fell in just the single hour to 8am AEST. A similar amount fell in the 60 minutes to 9am AEST over Low Isles Lighthouse, contributing almost 40% of the site's daily rainfall total (184.4mm). You can just see the Low Isles outlined to the east of Wonga Beach and Mossman in the image below, under a heavy rainband (yellow to red colour). Image: Satellite and radar imagery showing a heavy rainband over the Low Isles and Daintree area at 9:50am AEDT (8:50 AEST) on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Meanwhile, the rainfall at Bairds, as well as additional rainfall in the surrounding area, has contributed to a sharp rise in the Daintree River level, currently standing at 10.9m at Bairds and 7.25m at Daintree Village at the time of writing. As such, a flood warning is currently in place for these locations, with moderate flood levels expected to persist overnight Sunday into Monday. Image: River conditions at 2:45pm AEST, showing moderate flooding (amber triangles) along the Daintree River at Bairds and Daintree Village, with minor flooding occurring at a few other locations between Mossman and Innisfail. Source: Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Further south, Cairns airport saw its wettest March day in 8 years, with 193.4mm falling in the gauge to 9am today, almost half the airport's March monthly average. From tomorrow, there will be a reprieve from these torrential conditions as southeasterly winds ease. However, there are signs that a tropical low or low-end tropical cyclone could cross the North Tropical Coast late this week, bringing a fresh deluge and renewed river level rises to the region. There is still plenty of uncertainty with that system at the moment, so make sure you stay up to date with warnings here over the coming days.
14 Mar 2026, 6:40AM UTC
Severe Brisbane Storm Stats
Severe thunderstorms crossing southeast Queensland with a slow-moving trough on Friday 13th, brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the region, with some of the heaviest falls occurring over the Greater Brisbane area. As mentioned in yesterday's story, the system was forecast to bring severe thunderstorms and hefty rain. Earlier in the day, heavy falls had already been recorded in northeastern NSW and inland southern Queensland. And as the system continued to etch towards the coast, lightning and heavy rain hit the state capital. Approximately 1,500 lightning strikes were detected in the greater Brisbane area (50km radius around the city center), with around 12,000 strikes recorded across the state’s southeast. Image: Detected lightning strikes in the 24 hours from midnight Fri 13th to midnight Sat 14th The storms were slow-moving, meaning they brought significant rainfall, with the heaviest falls being to the southwest of the city near Greenbank, where 97.2mm was recorded. Widespread falls of 25-40mm were recorded from Tweed Heads to Bundaberg, with localised falls of 60-80mm from Albany Creek to Cooloolabin. Some recorded falls include: Image: Recorded rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am AEST over southeast Qld The system’s slow-moving nature and its early start inland, led to the flooding of rivers in the Northern Rivers, with the runoff expected to move into the southeast waterways. This also led to a rise in river levels across southeast Queensland yesterday, with continually rising river levels around the Pine area today. These river levels can be monitored on the Bureau of Meteorology site. In the coming days heavy rainfall will become confined to the state’s north as a high pressure ridge develops and strengthens along the east coast. This will bring settled conditions to Queensland’s southeast and time for river levels to return to normal.