Overview
- Australia’s weather bureau says the former category‑5 cyclone is now a tropical low and is tracking toward Cape York through the Coral Sea.
- Forecast models point to widespread rain and thunderstorms across northern Queensland through mid‑week.
- Meteorologists expect three‑ to four‑day totals of about 50–100 mm for many areas, with up to 200 mm possible on the North Tropical Coast and Cape York.
- The Bureau of Meteorology warns that soaked catchments could trigger flash flooding and renewed rises in creeks and rivers.
- Farther south, a deep Tasman Sea low tied to ex‑Cyclone Vaianu is driving hazardous surf on K’gari, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, with a brief cold snap and possible frosts on the Granite Belt.