A blocking high pressure zone over the Tasman Sea coupled with low pressure west of Melbourne will encourage wet weather to line up along the south eastern corner of Australia for the next five days ahead.

Rain will be held up through inland parts of VIC and NSW by both the mountains and ranges but also that high pressure zone to the east. ACT is also affected.

Rainfall totals exceed 100mm in some locations, including into the outback.

We also have a special mention of Bathurst with the big race on this weekend – and plenty of weather going on around there! Full details to Sunday in this special Australia-only update for Tuesday October 4, 2022.

This is a special Australian-only video and was recorded yesterday covering Wednesday and the next five days ahead.

**Our next New Zealand video on the Antarctic blast is out around the middle of today.