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More floods possible as Australia set for week of heavy rain

The wet season is well and truly underway with every Australian state and territory being warned of heavy rainfall and potential new flooding, including in already full rivers.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said showers and thunderstorms were on their way to southern South Australia, including Adelaide, north-west Victoria and the New South Wales South Coast tomorrow.

By Wednesday morning, rain is expected to move further east into Queensland, central NSW, South Australia, and Victoria.

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Forecasters have confirmed much of the nation is in for yet another wet week, with warnings of flooding of already full rivers.

The BoM has warned already full rivers are at risk of more flooding across in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and southern Queensland.

"Many communities that recently experienced flooding or are currently in flood will likely see rivers rise in the coming week including inland and western areas of NSW, before moving to the ranges and eastern NSW districts towards the weekend," a BoM spokesperson said.

"The ground remains saturated, and any additional rainfall will cause streams and rivers to rise."

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Forecasters have confirmed much of the nation is in for yet another wet week, with warnings of flooding of already full rivers.

Showers and storms will ease by Thursday but will return on Friday in southern Queensland, central and eastern NSW, central and eastern Victoria, and northern Tasmania.

Much of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania are also set for a wet weekend.

Nine's weather presenter Garry Youngberry said the first storm system would move over land tomorrow, bringing heavy rains.

Queensland is looking at 50mm-100mm of rain for the south-west and southern interior regions, and 25mm-50mm for the south-east corner.

A total of 50mm-100mm has been forecast for NSW, but the north-west, Central West, and the South Coast will be closer to 100mm.

"I am afraid we will definitely see some flooding from this, and unfortunately it will be the inland areas for our farmers as well, and in Queensland it will be the south-western corner," Youngberry said.

"They really don't need a great deal of rain. Thankfully, though, north-east corner of NSW, the areas that have been flooded recently will see the lightest falls of 25 to 50mm."

Forecasters have confirmed much of the nation is in for yet another wet week, with warnings of flooding of already full rivers.

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However, the heaviest falls are set for outback NSW, which "really can't take" the added load.

"There will definitely be flooding over this next week," Youngberry said.