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<\/p>\nMore than 100 mm of rain has fallen at Uluru over the last two days as a plume of tropical moisture fuels unusually heavy rain in central Australia.<\/p>\n
The rain and thunderstorms have been soaking parts of central Australia since Saturday as a broad low pressure trough draws tropical moisture across the Red Centre. The slow-moving nature of this trough, combined with copious atmospheric moisture, is resulting in substantial rainfall in some areas.<\/p>\n
Torrential rain at Uluru<\/p>\n
Yulara Airport, near Uluru, received 76.4 mm during the 24 hours ending at 9am on Monday, which was its wettest day in a decade. Another 34.4 mm of rain then fell between 9am and midday on Monday, making more than 100 mm in less than 30 hours.<\/p>\n
The rain over the last couple of days was more than three times Uluru\u2019s entire monthly average at this time of year, with about 33 mm falling during a typical March. It\u2019s also the first time since 2016 that Uluru has seen more than 100 mm across two consecutive days.<\/p>\n
Rain continuing this week<\/p>\n
Wet and stormy weather will continue to target central Australia into the first half of this week, affecting parts of the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.<\/p>\n
The image below shows how much rain one computer model \u2013 the ECMWF model \u2013 is predicting over Australia this week.<\/p>\n
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Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the 72 hours ending at 11pm AEDT on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Source: Weatherzone.<\/p>\n
As of midday ACST on Monday, a severe weather warning was in place for heavy rain and flash flooding in parts of the NT\u2019s south and southwest, including the Uluru region.<\/p>\n
Another warning was also in place for heavy, locally intense rain in the north of SA. This warning mentioned the risk of \u201cdangerous and life-threatening flash flooding\u201d from potential rain rates of 80 to 120 mm in six hours, most likely north of Marree during Monday night into Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n