Weekend weather: northern NSW braces for heavy rain as wet spring looms

About 100m of rain predicted to drench parts of the NSW mid-north coast, including Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie

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Intense rainfall is expected in parts of eastern Australia over the coming days in a precursor to what is set to be a wetter-than-average spring.

A large cloudband was shifting east on Friday, expected to cause widespread rain over southern and central Queensland and northern New South Wales until Sunday.