Overview
- Thirty BOM flood warnings are active across the NT, Queensland and northern WA, with alerts highlighting rising rivers from Saturday in the Barkly and Georgina catchments.
- Weather modelling points to widespread inland rain this weekend into next week for the NT and SA, with some locations potentially reaching 200–300mm and the focus likely near Tennant Creek and the Simpson Desert.
- A moisture plume is forecast to extend south on Sunday, bringing a rainband across SA, Victoria and parts of southern NSW, where typical falls could reach about 20mm with locally heavier thunderstorms.
- Northern Queensland has already seen multiple swiftwater rescues, temporary Bruce Highway closures and power outages, as totals hit 220mm at Weipa and 411mm over three days at Mount Jukes.
- Sunwater reports major storages north of Mackay near or above capacity, with controlled releases underway at Kinchant Dam, and the BOM warns saturated catchments will drive rapid runoff and overland inundation.