More parts of Australia are in for a soaking after a short but severe spring storm battered Queensland.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts widespread rain and thunderstorms across south-eastern Australia this week as conditions move away from the Sunshine Coast.
Dangerous storms travelled across the Sunshine Coast hinterland and produced 15mm to 20mm of rainfall in just 10 minutes, as super-sized hailstones smashed parts of the state.
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These above average rainy conditions are set to hit Western Australia and the Northern Territory as the weather moves across the country as the week goes on.
Dean Narramore, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, told Today the conditions might ease across the eastern states but rainfall would remain steady in WA and the NT.
The Bureau of Meterology issued a flood watch warning for parts of WA and said a “broad trough of low pressure” was expected to deepen over the weekend and into Monday.
Unseasonal showers and thunderstorms during Monday may bring consecutive days of moderate rainfall over the region.
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About 30mm to 80mm of rainfall is forecast for Monday across Sturt Creek District, Tanami Desert, Western Desert and Sandy Desert.
In Victoria, the high-pressure system will move in from the west and into the northern districts of the state over the next few days.
It will slowly inch closer east to cover most of the State by Monday.
The system will also impact parts of South Australia as it moves across the northern part of the state, causing windy conditions in the southern parts of the state and isolated thunderstorms in the northern parts of the North West Pastoral district.
It will continue moving south on Sunday, bringing a chance of showers in the far northwest on Sunday, gradually moving over the state bringing rain until Friday.
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