Rainfall set to increase over weekend
AFTER Toowoomba welcomed much-needed rain yesterday, the Bureau of Meteorology said there was more to come.
Toowoomba Airport recorded just 0.4mm on Wednesday morning, while Highfields recorded 2mm.
BOM forecaster Lauren Pattie said heavier falls could be expected over the weekend.
Ms Pattie said yesterday’s rainfall was quite light and drizzly which made it seem wetter than it actually was.
“There is a trough system currently out near Birdsville which will develop in the coming days and sweep east,” Ms Pattie said.
“Some rain will start to approach Toowoomba late on Saturday night.”
With showers and storms forecast for Sunday afternoon and overnight through to early Monday morning, Ms Pattie said Toowoomba residents could expect 10mm on Sunday and up to 20mm early Monday, with the potential for more under a storm.
“Storms could bring some decent rainfall for a lot of people by Monday, but storms will be isolated,” Ms Pattie said.
“There could be 10-30mm over the weekend and Monday.
“If there’s a storm you could see up to 40mm.” Ms Pattie said yesterday was the beginning for some warmer minimum and maximum temperatures throught the Toowoomba region.
“We’ve seen some warmer minimum temperatures thanks to some cloud cover,” she said.
“That warming trend will continue for both the maximums and the minimums over the weekend.
“We’ll cool down again following that system, by Tuesday we will see frost and the cooler temperatures spread.”
Today’s minimum will sit at 10 degrees with a top of 18.