The weather bureau is adopting a “wait and see” approach, as to the effects of an approaching east coast low on Victoria.
Forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) nationally said they were keeping a close eye on the possibility of another low, forming this weekend.
The Bureau’s National Operations Centre director Dr Andrew Tupper said the situation would become clearer in the next few days.
"There is still uncertainty about the timing and extent of the impacts, but we have increasing confidence in a widespread rainfall event developing over southern and eastern Queensland, and inland northern New South Wales,” Dr Tupper said.
"It's not unusual to have east coast lows develop in fairly quick succession.
“ On average, the eastern seaboard sees seven significant east coast lows each year, and most occur between June and August.
“These systems are major rain producing events for the east coast of Australia,"
Victorian duty forecaster Beren Bradshaw said there was still some uncertainty, as to the movement of the low and its effects on the state.
“We don’t have a high degree of certainty as to what effect it will have on Victoria’s weather in coming days and into the next week,” Ms Bradshaw said.
“It depends on its movement and placement, if it happens to move further east, the impact on Victoria will be minimal, the southern parts of Queensland and the NSW coast seem to be most vulnerable at the moment.”
She said it could be as late as Sunday, before the impact on Victoria could be determined.
Cropper Joe Kane, Barraport, said five to ten millimetres of rain had fallen, in the last day.
He said he was hoping for falls into the catchment, as the property relied on irrigation for barley, field peas, vetch, beans and oats.
“Since May we have probably had 70-80mm, which is pretty good – but a lot of areas have had a lot more,” Mr Kane said.
“It’s a good start.”
Waratah Whites White Suffolk stud’s Steve Milne, Branxholme, said while there wasn’t much surface water around, the property was not relying on dams.
He said feed had continued to grow into June; “it’s quite good, at the moment.”
