Major flooding in regional Queensland has exposed a 1,200-kilometre blind spot in weather radar systems. | Sky News Australia

Westerly winds will continue across south-east Australia for the rest of this week. Cold fronts and low pressure troughs moving through every few days will bring showers and bursts of stronger winds. For the most part, the wet and windy weather will impact Tasmania, southern and mountain Victoria, and the south-east New South Wales ranges. Elsewhere, showers are possible across the north-east Queensland coast as winds bring moisture onshore. A few isolated showers are also possible across the so

On Sunday, a cold front will sweep through South Australia and into Victoria. Here’s the approximate timeline for weather to watch in the southern states over the next few days: • Sunday brings patchy rain and the chance of a thunderstorm to much of SA and western Victoria. Many areas will experience hot temperatures on Sunday before this arrives. • Monday brings more extensive and widespread rain, with moderate falls possible through much of Victoria including Melbourne, and a change to cooler