Wet weather predicted for Gold Coast as storm rolls in over weekend

Rain is set to finally return to the Gold Coast this weekend with meteorologists expecting a thunderstorm will roll in.

THIS weekend may mark the wettest day on the Gold Coast in more than three months with a thunderstorm predicted for Saturday.

Showers are expected to roll in tomorrow and Friday, with a possible storm bringing 15-30mm of rainfall as the weekend begins.

Meteorologists have predicted 15-30mm. Picture: Zak Simmonds

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It comes after just 9mm throughout all of last month and 6.4mm throughout August.

WeatherZone meteorologist Tom Hough said there was a “fair amount of uncertainty” in current forecasts.

“It certainly looks like Saturday will be the wetter day, we’ve got a range from 10mm to upwards of 60-80mm,” he said.

“I’d say 15-30mm is the safe bet at this point, on Friday I’d say there will be 5-15mm.”

A deepening trough off the coast has combined with moist onshore winds to create the wet conditions.

It marks the wettest day in several months. Photo: Lachie Millard.

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However the rain isn’t expected to bring any long-term from the dry conditions, with only a 20 per cent chance of showers on Sunday.

“We couldn’t really correlate it to anything further in the year,” Mr Hough said.

“It’s looking like going back to drier weather from Sunday, there will still be a few showers.”