Far North Qld drenched by monsoonal trough crossing the state

Roads are closed, and water restrictions continue in parts of Far North Queensland tonight as a monsoonal trough crosses the state, drenching communities from the Cape to the tropical coast. The rainfall is moderate but persistent and tipped to continue for several days, leaving residents on flood watch once again. 24-hour rainfall totals were highest around Cape York last night, with Dunbar receiving 201 millimetres of rain and Kowanyama 172 millimetres. “This monsoon trough looks to hang around for at least several days, potentially even until the end of next week,” Bureau of Meteorology’s Shane Kennedy said. “Potentially, we may get a few places in that 100 to 150 millimetres over the next few days.”