BoM expects 30 to 50 mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday
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Widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast to drench south-eastern Australia from Thursday, with the heaviest falls expected across Victoria.
A trough moving east across South Australia was expected to combine with a low pressure system moving through the Great Australian Bight on Thursday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...