Weather Brisbane

Heavy rain could threaten vast areas of Queensland from Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology warns, after a dangerous storm hit parts of the state's south ...

"It's very unusual to see this type of situation occurring in Far North Queensland especially at this time of year which is usually near the end of the season. "We're monitoring the situation and we're ensuring that the appropriate resources will be in the appropriate place for the right time." Mr Hanniffy said there was a 50 to 60 per cent chance of showers tomorrow in Townsville, and for the showers pick up further on Sunday. "I think the bottom line is we're in for a very wet period of weather for next week or over the most of next week,” he said. "Some of our catchments are already saturated but most of this severe weather is going to be in Far North Queensland and out to the west of our state," she said. "Just to the north of Brisbane, Sunny Coast and right up to the Capricornia today are likely to be the focal point for some potential severe thunderstorms," he said.