These boots are made for splashing

MICAH Grayston, 4, had the perfect excuse to test out his new boots during yesterday’s downpour.

Micah said he was happy to jump in puddles at Salamanca.

“My new boots make such a very big splash,” he said.

His father, Thomas Grayston, said he was grateful the drain at his Kingston home had endured the conditions and avoided potential flooding.

“We’re at a steep driveway at our house, so we’re lucky it held up,” he said.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Glen Perrin said Kingston managed an impressive 81mm of rainfall over the 24-hour period.

He said there were “quite reasonable amounts of rain” right across the state, with the heaviest rainfalls about the east and elevated areas.

Gray topped the state with 182mm, followed by 148mm at Mt Arthur and 125mm at Mt Barrow.

Hobart received 35mm in 24 hours — more than half of the 64.5mm rainfall recorded for the whole of summer — while Mt Wellington reached 86mm.

The extreme weather saw AFL club Hawthorn cancel its open training session in Launceston yesterday.

“The heaviest rain has passed now and the coming days are not terribly (wet), but we’ve got a few light showers around,” Mr Perrin said. “For Friday, just a risk of a few light showers. Saturday will see a light shower or two, and Sunday and Monday both look to be cloudy days.”

He said autumn’s climate outlook fell within average seasonal rainfall patterns, but more wild weather days were not ruled out.

The SES closed Station Rd in Launceston at 8pm yesterday as a precaution. The bridge at Eastern Creek Road in Upper Scamander closed from about 6.30pm.

For road closure updates, visit transport.tas.gov.au/ road/closures—delays