Massive rain band to belt millions

Yahoo

11 hours ago

A massive rain band stretching from the Australian interior all the way to the Indian Ocean is crawling towards the east coast, and is expected to bring showers to large parts of Queensland and New South Wales as it rolls its way into the Pacific Ocean.
Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Sydney would be settling in for 'colder, wet weather' for the next couple of days.
'It doesn't look as wet as what we saw over that five-day stretch where most of Sydney saw more than 10mm of rain, but it does look like most of Sydney will see 50mm primarily from Friday to Monday with a series of showers,' he said.
'I'm already thinking of changing my plans (on Saturday) because of the forecast, and I'm sure many other people are as well.'
Mr Sharpe said Sydney wouldn't be dealing with the wet weather in isolation, with large parts of the NSW coastline expecting 'plenty of showers through the weekend'.
'Inland parts of NSW will also get a little bit of wet weather, most likely on Friday,' Mr Sharpe said.
Mr Sharpe said Queenslanders can also expect to endure a deluge, with rain 'picking up (on) Friday across the state'.
Sydney's forecast for Thursday is a minimum of 11C with a max of 17C and early showers.
Melbourne can expect a cool minimum of 5C and a max of 14C with a 10 per cent chance of showers.
Brisbane is expecting a tidy 13C minimum with a warm max temp of 23C and a 20 per cent chance of rain.
Perth will miss the rain, with a minimum temp of 7C, a max of 21C and dry conditions throughout the day.
Adelaide is expecting a minimum of 7C, a max of 16C and a slight chance of rain, roughly 10 per cent.
Canberra will endure a chilly low of 0C, and the day will level out with a max of 14C and dry conditions.
Hobart is expecting a minimum temp of 5C and a max of 14C with a 20 per cent chance of rain.