{
  "id": 15481045,
  "title": "Unsettled week for Queensland with storms and showers forecast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/unsettled-week-for-queensland-with-storms-and-showers-forecast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T20:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/queensland-weather-showers-storms-unsettled-week/107280410"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Queensland is set to experience a week of unsettled weather with showers expected across most of the state, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Storms are possible in central and western regions, with warnings potentially issued in areas such as Winton, Longreach, and Windorah. The bureau has recorded record-breaking rain at three stations, with one-hundred-and-two millimetres at Tullinar Station near Blackall, breaking a 87-year record. Cooler-than-average conditions were also felt in the interior of the state. High-pressure in the Tasman Sea is driving onshore winds and moisture into Queensland, with showers and storms likely throughout the week. October rainfall records were broken in central-west Queensland, while some coastal areas may see up to 30mm of rain. Dry conditions are expected to return in late October, leading into what is likely to be a warmer-than-average summer. Temperatures in central Queensland plummeted 10 degrees below average due to cloud cover and rain, with the region's lowest October maximum since records began in 2010 reaching 18C in Lochington.",
  "summary": "More Queensland downpours and potentially severe storms are on the way after rainfall records tumbled at the weekend.",
  "key_points": [
    "Queensland faces unsettled week with showers and storms forecasted by Bureau of Meteorology",
    "Record-breaking rain of 102mm recorded at Tullinar Station near Blackall, breaking 87-year record",
    "Cooler-than-average conditions in interior, high-pressure driving onshore winds and moisture"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}