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We've had a big rain system cross through the northwest and NT over the past few days. That lies over Queensland now and continues there for the weekend (without the significant falls that we saw further west). Meanwhile, the next big rain system affects the west for late in the week into the early weekend. This has tropical moisture meeting up with low pressure to produce widespread rain from the Pilbara through to the south.

May was projected to be very dry for much of Australia - and that is exactly how it turned out. A few spots had big rainfalls, including the NSW coast and ranges, which led to major flooding with the effects still being felt now. 

We’ve seen a powerful weather system move across the southeast of the country, strong and large enough to bring abnormally high tides, damaging winds, dust storms and a cold outbreak that is working its way up to southern Queensland. A big system, but it was missing one key component to get significant rain: moisture.

An intense low will is about to push a strong cold front across southeastern Australia, bringing together the ultimate trifecta in the alps: low pressure, moisture and cold air. The cold air arrives on Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday, when it should rapidly change from rain to snow and lower down to around 1200 metres (ie throughout the alpine area).

An intense low pressure system is located over the Bight, ready to send a cold front over the southeast on Monday, followed by a second trough on Tuesday.

We currently have a big weather system crossing the southeast. This delivered huge rainfalls to eastern NSW, but it can't spread far west thanks to blocking high pressure. We're in the last part, and the rain clears away early tomorrow.