After spending a long time out to sea Cyclone Alfred is heading towards the coast.

Likely to cross the coast near Brisbane on Friday morning as a category 2 system, producing destructive winds, a dangerous storm tide, damaging surf and intense rain with flooding, especially near and just to the south of the core.

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Cyclone Alfred is likely to remain well out to sea this weekend and for much of next week, but it may take a turn and impact southeast Queensland, or even northeast NSW.
A blast of cold air is coming to the southeast, while the leftover rain from Cyclone Zelia drenches the southwest 
While much of the continent has good odds for rain, the same areas that missed the rain last year are showing a lower chance of rain this April 
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Rain continues to fall north of Mackay, increasing over the weekend and spreading inland, while southeastern Australia endures a lengthy spell of extreme heat.
A persistent weather pattern begins on Sunday and lasts through much of next week, continuously pushing rain into the northern Queensland coast. Widespread falls over 200mm are likely.
Rain continues across a large part of the country impacting harvest planning and creating problems with high humidity.
Over the course of the next week we have the potential for widespread soaking rain over much of southeastern Australia, fuelled by rain crossing the north and interior.
There is the potential for big rainfalls in both the west and east over the next week, which will be quite a change from what southwest WA has been experiencing lately. In the longer term, it is these areas that are most likely to see above average rain across the summer period too. 

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