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Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming

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Kruk, C. (2026, October 25). Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/wet-and-stormy-start-to-the-week-but-bright-and-clean-conditions-coming-20261026-p618hr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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South-east Queensland faces another wet week due to persistent heavy rain and possible storms from a weather system affecting eastern Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology reports that parts of the Wide Bay-Burnett region and Central Ranges received between 200-300 millimeters of rainfall over the weekend, with some areas experiencing up to four times their average October precipitation. While severe thunderstorm warnings were issued early Monday morning in south-east Queensland, these have since been canceled as storms weaken and move offshore, though warmer temperatures may bring further storm activity later in the day. The weather is expected to improve by the end of the week with brighter conditions and a lower chance of showers.

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Story summary

As of October 25, 2026, southern Queensland continues to experience heavy rain and possible storms due to a blocking high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea. The Bureau of Meteorology reported that parts of eastern and south-eastern Australia received significant rainfall over the weekend, with Queensland seeing the highest totals. In the inland Wide Bay-Burnett region north of Brisbane and the Central Ranges, between 200-300 millimeters of rain fell by Sunday evening. Senior meteorologist Sarah Scully noted that many parts of Queensland have seen two to four times their average October rainfall in the past week. A severe thunderstorm dropped over 100 millimeters of rain in 12 hours over the Darling Downs, leading to a severe storm warning for south-east Queensland which was later cancelled as storms weakened and moved out across the water.

Written for “Weather Forecast Update” on 2026-10-26, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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“The articles describe different stages of weather conditions in Queensland with Article A focusing on flood warnings and alerts issued for a particular day, while Article B provides an overview of the ongoing wet week leading up to that day.”

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Queensland GPE · 5× Hines PERSON · 2× Angus Hines PERSON · 1× Australia GPE · 1× Brisbane GPE · 1× NSW GPE · 1× Sarah Scully PERSON · 1× Scully PERSON · 1× the Bureau of Meteorology ORG · 1×

Narrative

“[It’s been an] incredibly wet weekend across southern Queensland, which has continued over the last week due to a blocking high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea,” senior meteorologist Sarah Scully said.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26

2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

Residents of south-east Queensland are bracing for another wet week as a weather system bringing heavy rain and possible storms persists across the region. asserted

system → brace → region

Rain soaked broad parts of eastern and south-eastern Australia at the weekend, with Queensland copping the highest rainfall totals, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. uncertain

Queensland → soak → Meteorology

The inland Wide Bay-Burnett region north of Brisbane and the Central Ranges recorded between 200-300 millimetres of rain by the end of Sunday. asserted

region → record → Sunday

Scully → continue → Sea

“Many parts of Queensland have seen two to four times their average October rainfall in the last week.” asserted

parts → see → week

Scully said a severe storm “stalled” over the Darling Downs in the early hours of Monday morning, dropping more than 100 millimetres of rain over 12 hours in parts. asserted

storm → say → parts

A severe thunderstorm warning in place across south-east Queensland, including the south-east coast, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, was cancelled just after 7am. asserted

warning → include → am

Senior meteorologist Angus Hines said the storms had weakened and were moving out across the water, but with warmer temperatures could return after midday, particularly over the border in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. uncertain

temperatures → say → NSW

“The temperature [today] is back to that 30–31 degrees range,” Hines said. asserted

Hines → say → range

“[It’s] fairly humid as well, lots of moisture around after the recent rainfall. asserted

It → ’ → rainfall

“So about lunchtime or perhaps early afternoon, we could see more severe storms around the area.” uncertain

we → see → area

Hines said the week ahead would bring “longer nice weather gaps” between rain, cloud cover and cooler temperatures, with conditions easing by the weekend. asserted

conditions → say → weekend

“Thursday [and] Friday looks like overall much brighter conditions with just a lower chance of showers. asserted

Thursday → look → showers