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The Sunshine State is not getting any sunnier, with more heavy showers and flooding on the horizon.
Clear skies have been forecast for Queensland’s southeast after days of storms, causing road closures, power outages and floodwaters.
However, the tropical north is set to get drenched from Friday, with wet weather expected to linger for days.
Authorities issued a warning for people to stay out of floodwaters on Thursday, with widespread falls of 30mm to 50mm in the southeast and along most of the eastern coast.
Some locations copped more than 100mm in the southeast and the central coast, prompting emergency services to implore people not to play in floodwaters or drive through submerged roads.
The focus has now shifted towards the state’s north.
A low and a trough is set to develop across northern and eastern parts of Queensland, particularly north of Mackay, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms.
The bureau said the tropical low was not expected to develop into the season’s first cyclone.
The low is set to pull some of the heaviest falls offshore moving into the weekend but showers and thunderstorms across the north are still likely.
Widespread weekend falls of 50mm to 100mm with isolated totals of up to 150mm are expected, mostly north of Cairns down to Mackay.
Flood watches have been issued for large parts of the east coast.
