Queensland has copped wild and tumultuous weather over the last week, but residents are set to finally receive some respite, with no major storms or severe conditions predicted throughout the day.
The state was issued a severe weather warning last night, with residents told to brace for potentially hazardous storms and large hailstones.
Although heavy rain fell across some regions, the warning was cancelled at about 10pm.
But according to the Bureau of Meteorology storms will potentially develop again over the weekend as well as a high chance of heavy rain.
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Saturday will be the dampest day throughout the state, with an 80 per cent chance of rainfall in Brisbane as well as some storm activity expected across the city.
Conditions have been soggy of late across the eastern seaboard, but in the Northern Territory, a heatwave set in last week, with temperatures soaring, and expected to remain well above 30C for the remainder of this week.
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https://twitter.com/BOM_NSW/status/1452718281928884228?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwNew South Wales will remain mostly dry throughout the week, with temperatures in Sydney predicted to sit comfortably in the mid to high 20s for the next 10 days.
Today, there is a weather warning for severe marine winds and hazardous surf around the Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans Coasts
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Victoria is also set for mostly fine weather, with some rainfall predicted tomorrow and Thursday.
Australia has seen unprecedented weather events in recent weeks, with the erratic events particularly affecting Queensland.
Record-breaking hail fell last week more than 16 centimetres in width, while a tornado also tore through Brisbane Airport on Friday.
The tornado, which lasted mere minutes, touched down near the tarmac, blowing sheets of metal across runways, upturning trailers and uprooting trees in the process.
Panels flew off roofs, exposing the airport's interior to a rare downpour of 100 millimetres in an hour, a one-in-50-year rain event for the area.
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