Huge 3500km rain band moving across Australia means a very wet weekend for millions - here's how the weather will be where you are
- Majority of the downpour will be felt across Queensland over the weekend
- Rain has moved from Top End to Queensland with 25mm forecast on Saturday
- Separate trough will see rain also fall in Adelaide and Melbourne in coming days
A whopping 3,500km cloud band is set to sweep across Australia over the weekend, raining on the plans of millions across the country.
Heavy rainfall will move from north-western Western Australia all the way across to Queensland leaving most of the state soaked.
The Top End, despite being in the middle of its dry season, experienced record rainfall this week with Elliott, a suburb halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs receiving 55mm of rain on Thursday - the highest June rainfall since 1973.
Brisbane could see 20mm of rain on Saturday while a separate trough sweeping through Victoria and South Australia will see the southern states also hit with showers from Friday into the weekend.
A whopping 3,500km band of rain is set to sweep across Australia over the weekend, raining on the plans of millions across the country (pictured the coloured areas show the areas hit with rain)
Brisbane could see 20mm of rain on Saturday while a separate trough sweeping through Victoria and South Australia will see the southern states also hit with showers from Friday into the weekend
Craig McIntosh, a meteorologist from WeatherZone, told Daily Mail Australia that Queensland will see the brunt of the wet weather.
'The cloud band has crossed most of Australia already and is dumping most of the rain into Queensland,' he said.
'It's a north-west cloud band which is a big contributor of tropical moisture to south-eastern parts of Australia.'
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The largest downpour is expected to hit Queensland on Saturday with Brisbane to see more than 20mm of rain.
'The heaviest rain will be between Rockhampton and Brisbane and inland areas of those districts, with around 15-25mm forecast,' Mr McIntosh said.
'We won't see the rain disappear until Monday.'
The largest downpour is expected to hit Queensland on Saturday with Brisbane to see up to 20mm of rain in one day alone
People are seen braving the wet weather in Melbourne last week. More rain is forecast for the city over the weekend
Some of that rain will also be seen in north-eastern New South Wales.
Meanwhile in the southern states, Melbourne is likely to see around 25mm of rain fall over the weekend by a different low pressure system.
Adelaide was soaked by rain on Friday but is forecast to have a relatively dry weekend.
The rain will be mostly felt in Queensland but Melbourne and Adelaide may also see showers while Sydney will be mainly dry
Sydney will miss the rain completely with a sunny weekend in store while millions of residents are stuck inside due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Canberra may have a shower or two and some frosty mornings are expected with Sunday having a minimum temperature of 0C.
Perth will be hit with heavy rainfall on Sunday which will continue into the next week as a cold front moves through the west.
Hobart will also see a chilly weekend but only 1-2mm of rain is expected over Saturday and Sunday.
