Brisbane Looks Set to Cop An Onslaught of Rain So Prepare Your Brollies
And parts of the state are expected to experience storms, too.
Summer is here, and so is Brisbane's rainy, stormy season. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the city is expected to be hit with up to 80mm of rain this Sunday, December 16 — and there's a chance of severe thunderstorms this morning, too.
The warning comes after 63mm of rain fell on an hour on Pomona on the Sunshine Coast hinterland, all before 6.20am. That's a lot of rain. For comparison, in November only 35.8mm of rain was recorded at the Sunshine Coast Airport for the entire month — and in Brisbane, only 13.4mm for the whole period as well.
Brisbane City Council and BOM have issued warnings for a huge swathe of the state's southeast, including not only Brisbane, Ipswich, Caboolture and Cleveland, but the Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Jimboomba, Redcliffe, Maroochydore, Rainbow Beach, Gympie and Gatton as well.
If you need to head out, don't forget to pack your umbrellas and raincoats — and keep an eye on the warnings.
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