Heavy rain fall is forecast to bucket down in parts of New South Wales and Queensland, with up to 300mm set to drench towns along the east coast over the next seven days

Over the next seven days, cities and towns along the east coast could receive up to 300mm of rain, which will fall widely across sections of New South Wales and Queensland.

Australia’s east is forecast to receive a month’s worth of rain in only the next five days, beginning on Friday.

The NSW coast as well as north and central Queensland are also expected to see strong winds and potential moderate to catastrophic floods.

According to Weatherzone, tropical moisture pouring into an upper-level trough over the east coast is the cause of the extremely wet weather.

Over the course of the coming week, the system will affect the majority of Australia’s east coast, roughly from Cooktown in northern Queensland to Bateman’s Bay on the southern coast of New South Wales.

The weather will be the worst in north Queensland on Friday from Townsville to Cooktown, according to Weatherzone meteorologist Joel Pippard.

Before the system moves farther north on Saturday, the NSW south coast between Illawarra and Sydney is predicted to see the highest downpour along the east coast.

At that point, a low pressure trough will deepen along the eastern coast, increasing the likelihood of rain.

The meteorologist went on to say that “that tiny amount is predicted to expand up the coast to the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Hunter and Newcastle regions and maybe up to the mid-north coast.”

There is a chance that the combined weather phenomena will cause areas of NSW to get more than 100mm of rain in a single day.

Except for the Central Coast, Weatherzone predicts that the coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland may face moderate to significant flooding.

Additionally, those regions will have the greatest chance of accumulating up to 300mm of rain during the course of the week.

Over the course of seven days, Sydney is forecast to receive falls of 100mm to 200mm. Brisbane may experience comparable levels.

Up until Wednesday, rain will continue to pelt sections of eastern New South Wales and Queensland.

While the torrential rain and brisk gusts are typical weather for Sydney at this time of year, Mr. Pippard noted that they are unusual for Queensland.

The dry season is in Northern Queensland, yet moisture is flowing directly from the equator.

“The weather is really rare for Queensland,”

According to the expert, the extremely wet weather should pass by next Thursday.