Heavy falls and severe weather expected for north-east Victoria, south-east NSW

A fast-moving band of rain is moving over parts of central Victoria, Tasmania, and southern NSW.

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00:00 Hello, Miriam at the Bureau here with an update on the rain and thunderstorms moving across

00:05 southeastern parts of Australia today. They're associated with a significant rain band which

00:11 moved through parts of southeastern South Australia and western Victoria in the past 24 hours,

00:16 bringing us moderate rainfall totals. The rain band is now sitting across central Victoria

00:22 and Tasmania, with more scattered showers and storms across much of New South Wales.

00:28 It's all associated with a low pressure system that we can see rotating to the west of Tasmania

00:33 here. Now, this system is moving quite quickly, which means conditions are clearing relatively

00:40 rapidly after it crosses by. We can see this already through western Victoria, which is seeing

00:45 much sunnier weather after a very wet and stormy start to the day. So how will the rest of today

00:51 look? Well, the trough which is associated with this rain band or driving this rain band is

00:57 currently lying just to the east of Melbourne, and through the rest of today it will continue to move

01:02 east, bringing this rain into eastern Victoria, eastern New South Wales and eastern parts of

01:08 Tasmania. A few patchy showers behind the trough, but generally we'll see clearing conditions,

01:14 particularly across the mainland of Australia for areas including the Melbourne metro area.

01:20 What's important to note though is that through this afternoon, the risk of heavier falls is

01:25 still persisting through parts of Victoria and southern New South Wales. It is still requiring

01:31 a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding. Now, it covers

01:36 northeastern Victoria and southeastern parts of New South Wales, and in that warning area we're

01:41 more likely to see widespread moderate to heavy falls, which are more likely to bring about that

01:47 flash flooding. It is a hazardous situation which may quickly cut off roads and access routes and

01:53 cause minor flash flooding issues. It is also worth remembering that thunderstorms are playing

01:59 a mix in the weather today as well. They're largely isolated to scattered at the moment,

02:05 but they do have the potential to become severe, bringing further heavy to locally intense rainfall

02:11 and more flash flooding, as well as damaging winds and the risk of large hail. If we see any storms

02:17 today that do become severe, we will be issuing severe thunderstorm warnings on top of the severe

02:23 weather warning that's already current, and these may impact much of Victoria, New South Wales and

02:28 Tasmania. So how will this track after today? Well, the trough will continue to move off the east

02:36 coast, with generally dry conditions expected for mainland southeastern Australia through tomorrow,

02:42 just a few coastal showers. Fairly similar conditions up the south coast of New South Wales,

02:48 but more active showers and thunderstorms will persist across northeast New South Wales and

02:54 southeast Queensland. The other exception to the drying trend is going to be Tasmania, which may

03:00 see some further heavier falls through tomorrow as well, as the low pressure system clips the state

03:07 and brings some complex weather with it. As we go through Thursday afternoon and into Friday,

03:13 we'll see more of that clearing trend through the southeast, impacting Tasmania as well. However,

03:19 showers and storms likely to persist through northeast New South Wales and southern Queensland

03:24 into the end of the week as well. Heavy rainfall is on the forecast for today, with the risk of

03:30 severe storms as well, so it's essential to keep up to date via the Bureau's website or the BOM

03:35 social media. We'll catch you next time. [Music]