Flood warnings as potential record rainfall approaches Queensland
Australians are being warned of potential unseasonal floods as a massive rain band continues to sweep across the country.
The 3000km band is set to cross over Queensland in the coming days after dry-season rain in the Northern Territory and Western Australia earlier in the week.
Potentially record rainfalls are anticipated for the Sunshine State.
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A rain band is moving across Australia. Weatherzone
But the Bureau of Meteorology says the threat of wild weather is restricted to Queensland's south-east.
Temperatures are also likely to plunge in the state next week, with the Granite Belt and the Darling Downs looking at sub-zero condition.
It comes after dry-season rains in northern Australia prompted flood warnings in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, including some road closures in the Kimberleys.
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Enough rain fell on the NT's Red Centre to send waterfalls cascading off Uluru.
Rain is also expected to develop in the country's south-east in the second half of the week, with showers forecast for both Sydney and Melbourne today.
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