Ex-cyclone Ellie to bring heavy rain to Queensland as heatwave looms in south

Queenslanders are being warned to brace for the remains of ex-tropical cyclone Ellie as heavy rainfall continues to move east over the country.

Ellie is currently still over the Northern Territory after wreaking havoc in Western Australia, with falls of 80mm-100mm overnight putting water in the usually-dry Todd River in Alice Springs.

In coming days, the remnant of the system will move to Queensland, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms to northern, central, and eastern parts of the state, Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said.

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The main centre of the weather activity will be around the tropical north, including Cairns and the Gulf of Carpentaria, reaching south into Longreach and possibly Mackay.

Narramore said this area should see 50mm-100mm of rain but isolated falls of up to 200mm were possible on the coast.

In Victoria, meanwhile, the situation is very different with the state facing high temperatures and a possible heatwave.

Narramore said temperatures between the high 30C and low 40C range would be in place in parts of Victoria, including along the Murray River.

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"That is going to continue all week," he said.

Toward the end of the week, full heatwave conditions could develop across Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia.

"Much of Australia is likely to be in the high 30Cs, low 40Cs, moving towards the weekend and into next week as well," Narramore said.