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Large parts of Australia face a wet weekend ahead but the major cities in the east can expect at least some sunny breaks.
Five-day rainfall models show almost all of the northern half of the country should expect rain, and that will elevate to torrential falls through central Australia, particularly from Uluru down through to the Great Australian Bight.
'There'll be significantly heavy rain in central parts of South Australia from Friday - up to 140mm and the area is very dry so there's a high risk of flooding,' Weatherzone meteorologist Joel Pippard told Daily Mail Australia.
'Further north there's building monsoon trough so there's also rain expected for the whole northern part of the country,' he added.
But for those in capital cities the weekend is looking summer-like with some showers that will clear and warm temperatures.
The five-day rainfall model for Australia show huge downpours in the Outback (in purple) from Uluru to the Great Australian Bight
Sydneysiders (pictured) are set to get some showers on Friday and Saturday but these should clear into the afternoons and Sunday is forecast to be quite dry
'For Sydney there is forecast showers on Friday and Saturday but these should ease in the afternoons and Sunday should be pretty dry,' Mr Pippard said.
Temperature-wise the outlook is also good with the mercury expected to hover between maximums of 25C and 30C in Sydney.
Brisbane is looking similar with some showers but significant fine breaks in the afternoons and temperatures in the high 20s.
Melbourne looks to be in for perfect summer conditions for the Australian Open tennis with temperatures reaching the low 30s and sunny weather throughout the weekend.
While large swathes of South Australia will be drenched, Adelaide will actually avoid most of the rain.
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