RAIN bringing La Nina conditions continue to prove elusive for Queensland, with generally dry conditions conditions continuing to prevail.
While there is good rain predicted for parts of NSW and Victoria over the next eight days, the northern state remains dry: good for grain and cane farmers wanting to harvest, but bad for livestock producers hoping for a decent spring break.
The Bureau of Meteorology now says there is a 70 per cent chance that November to January will be wetter than average for nearly all of Australia. That increases to a 75pc of being wetter than average for October 12 to 25.
BOM forecasts issued today say there is a slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over south eastern and central interior districts, increasing to high about north eastern parts of the Maranoa and Warrego district.
On Tuesday a surface trough will remain near stationary through central and north western districts with an associated upper trough remaining over the south east. There is slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the southern and central interior districts.
Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms about parts of the central interior and western districts.
BOM says there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over inland parts of the Central Coast and Central Highlands on Thursday.
On the weekend BOM says showers and possible thunderstorms should be developing over the south western parts with an approaching trough.
