Overview
- Heavy rain this week has drenched parts of south‑east Queensland, with some gauges recording up to about 450mm over seven days and several stations logging their wettest October on record.
- Emergency services have carried out numerous rescues after flash flooding, with Caboolture north of Brisbane singled out for multiple vehicle rescues and hundreds of storm‑related calls.
- The Bureau of Meteorology has current flood warnings for multiple Queensland rivers, including the Maroochy, Mooloolah and Bremer, and says many catchments are primed to respond rapidly to more rain.
- Forecasters say a cold front linked with tropical moisture will drive widespread thunderstorms through the weekend and that thunderstorm activity is likely to peak on Monday, with storms expected in Melbourne in the morning, Canberra in the afternoon and Sydney in the evening.
- Authorities warn storms may form organised squall lines and occasional supercells capable of heavy rain, large hail and destructive winds, and they expect conditions to ease midweek but caution another outbreak could return the following weekend.