Cyclone Jasper is expected to make landfall around Cairns to Port Douglas on Wednesday – we break down the highest risk areas and those more likely to just get a bit of wind and rain. The storm is gaining a bit more power today as it moves closer to Cairns and over slightly warmer waters.

Rainfall totals are significant around Cairns itself with up to half a metre of rain coming – but as we explain while this may be normal for some in the Far North the sea conditions will cause drainage issues due to storm surge and big seas.

This is mostly only concern right where the storm makes landfall and within 100km of that. It’s unclear if we’ll have another special video on Wednesday as the storm may already be basically moving in by then – but either way we’ll have an update on Wednesday even if it’s just part of our normal NZ/Australia daily weather video update.

For all official warnings and watches please follow the Bureau of Meteorology locally in Queensland.