SERIOUS SHOVELING: A hard-working gentleman has been captured trying to keep up with the wild weather on the Gold Coast this morning. The committed worker could be seen attempting to shovel sand during gale force winds of up to 65km/h. 9News MORE:
Several weather warnings are in place for Queensland and New South Wales as an east coast low builds off the coast, while Victorians continue to shiver through a record-breaking cold snap.
Both Queensland and NSW have been issued with marine wind and hazardous surf warnings, with the low pressure system expected to bring heavy rain to a broad swathe of coastline. Wind gusts of 65km/h have been recorded at the Gold Coast Seaway this morning, and the weather event could deliver up to 30mm of rain to Brisbane tomorrow and 15mm to Sydney.READ MORE:New modelling suggests Australia is stuck between two wet weather drivers; an "imminent" negative Indian Ocean Dipole, and another La Niña, which was
"Four of the seven international climate models surveyed by the BoM predict that La Niña will redevelop by late-spring," the weather service writes."If La Niña does redevelop later this year, most forecast models suggest that it may be short-lived and break down early next year. "Like the negative IOD, La Niña increase the likelihood of above average rainfall over large areas of Australia. When they both occur at the same time, virtually all of Australia can expect to see more rain than usual."Observed mean rainfall deciles during five years that featured both La Niña and a negative IOD at the same time.As Queensland and NSW brace, it's been revealed Melbourne recorded its coldest morning in four years yesterday.
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