Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth weather: When rain will strike

• Mammoth 7000km rain bomb to smash large parts of Australia
• Fears rain will wreak havoc in popular holiday hotspot Byron Bay
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Rain is continuing across large parts of Australia ahead of Easter celebrations amid fears a massive 7000km rain band will wreak havoc over the long weekend.

Popular holiday destinations in Queensland like Noosa, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and Hamilton Island are forecast for heavy falls of 15mm on Thursday.

Showers will ease on Good Friday but up to 5mm of scattered rainfall will continue to impact much of the east coast throughout the long weekend.

Southeast Queensland will continue to be pounded, with up to 70mm of rain this week with Fraser Coast and Wide Bay to receive falls of up to 100mm.

Forecasters are keeping a close eye on the huge 7000km cloud band stretching from the Northern Territory to the east of New Zealand this week.

Large parts of Victoria, Queensland and NSW are expected to be impacted by the rain bomb as holiday hotspots receive a soaking ahead of the long weekend.

Here, Daily Mail Australia reveals what you can expect from the weather this Easter.

Rain is continuing across large parts of Australia ahead of Easter celebrations amid fears a 7000km rain band will wreak havoc over the long weekend

Southeast Queensland will continue to be pounded with up to 70mm of rain this week with Fraser Coast and Wide Bay to receive falls of up to 100mm

Brisbane

Southeast Queensland will continue to be pounded by up to 70mm of rain this week with Fraser Coast and Wide Bay to receive falls of up to 100mm.

The soggy conditions are the after-effects of ex-tropical cyclone Megan combining with a low-pressure trough stretching across the NT and Queensland.

The coastal trough is expected to impact South East Coast, Wide Bay and Fraser Coast areas over the next 48-72 hours.

Experts say some isolated falls across the region could total 200mm.

A shower or two is forecast for Brisbane this coming long weekend, with temperatures to reach a maximum of 28C.

Melbourne

Weather in Melbourne is expected to be hot and sunny over the long weekend with temperatures to reach 30C before a cool change on Sunday.

Temperatures are expected to drop to 21C on Monday, as northerly wind shifts southerly, with the possibility of showers.

In central Victoria, including Melbourne, about 1mm of rain is forecast with the central-east and eastern district, including Gippsland, to receive 5mm.

The cool change will start in the state’s west before moving east.

Southeast Queensland will continue to be pounded with up to 70mm of rain this week with Fraser Coast and Wide Bay to receive falls of up to 100mm

Popular holiday destination Byron Bay, in NSW’s north, will receive showers throughout the long weekend with temperatures to reach just 25C (pictured)

Sydney

The Easter long weekend in the Harbour City will be dry and a little cooler than other eastern states as temperatures remain stuck in the mid-20s range.

A few scattered showers are expected on the morning of Good Friday, but they are expected to clear on Saturday and Sunday.

Showers will return on Monday, impacting the state’s far-west and north.

Popular holiday destination Byron Bay, in NSW’s north, will receive showers throughout the long weekend with temperatures to reach just 25C.

ACT

People heading to the nation’s capital for Easter will be welcomed with cool and dry weather, before the mercury soars to 27C on Saturday.

However, the ACT will also receive showers of up to 10mm on Monday.

Noosa, Queensland, will receive up to 15mm of rain on Thursday ahead of the long weekend

Adelaide

Those in Adelaide are in for a warm but mostly clear Easter weekend with daytime temperatures reaching 31C on Saturday.

A cool change will arrive on Monday, with forecasts of tops of 22C and rain.

Perth

Aussies on the west coast will have a warm but cloudy Easter long weekend.

Temperatures will reach 30C on Saturday and 31C on Sunday.

Hamilton Island will also receive showers as a 7000km rain band bears down on Queensland

Hobart

Weather in Hobart this long weekend will remain cool and dry with temperatures to reach a high of 23C on both Friday and Saturday.

Like most of the country, a cool change will arrive on Monday.

Darwin

Darwin is forecast is for a more wet, humid and stormy Easter, with rain, thunderstorms expected.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast up to 10mm of rain on each day of the long weekend before skies clear on Monday.

Temperatures will reach 34C before falling to 24C on Monday.

THE WEATHER IN YOUR CITY

PERTH

Friday Sunny. Min 15, Max 31

Saturday Sunny. Min 15, Max 31

Sunday Mostly sunny. Min 17, Max 31

Monday Mostly sunny. Min 17, Max 29

ADELAIDE

Friday Sunny. Min 13, Max 29

Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 16, Max 31

Sunday Possible shower. Min 17, Max 29

Monday Sunny. Min 15, Max 24

MELBOURNE

Friday Sunny. Min 12, Max 30

Saturday Mostly sunny. Min 16, Max 32

Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 17, Max 30

Monday Cloudy. Min 14, Max 21

HOBART

Friday Sunny. Min 10, Max 23

Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 12, Max 23

Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 13,  Max 24

Monday Cloudy. Min 10, Max 19

CANBERRA

Friday Partly cloudy. Min 12, Max 25

Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 11, Max 27

Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 12, Max 25

Monday Shower or two. Min 11, Max 25

SYDNEY

Friday Partly cloudy. Min 18, Max 25

Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 17, Max 25

Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 16, Max 26

Monday Sunny. Min 19, Max 24

BRISBANE

Friday Shower or two. Min 19, Max 28

Saturday Shower or two. Min 19, Max 27

Sunday Shower or two. Min 19, Max 27

Monday Partly sunny. Min 18, Max 30

DARWIN

Friday Showers. Possible storm. Min 25, Max 32

Saturday Showers. Min 26, Max 32

Sunday Showers. Min 26, Max 32

Monday Possible storm. Min 24, Max 34

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