Rain is clearing southeast Queensland and much of northeast New South Wales, with several days of dry weather likely from later this afternoon onwards.

This will come as welcome relief to all residents in the area, many of whom have again experienced moderate to major flooding in New South Wales.

Here at Weatherzone, our recent focus with news stories has again been on the city of Lismore, where the Wilsons River has reached major flooding levels twice in the month of March. 

But this week (much more so than in early March) extremely high rainfall totals have also been recorded just north of the Tweed.

Some big rainfall totals in the southeast QLD and northeast NSW during the last 24 hours. The Gold Coast's 307.2 mm was the site's heaviest March rain on record and the heaviest for any month since 2005.

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— Ben Domensino (@Ben_Domensino) March 28, 2022

• The Gold Coast has copped extremely heavy rain in recent days, with 307.2 mm in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning alone.
• That was part of a six-day total of 432.8 mm to 9 am today (Wednesday).
• Brisbane's six-day total was 184.6 mm, which is still a good old-fashioned drenching, but less than half of what the "Goldie" received.
• The Gold Coast's monthly total to date is now 513.6 mm. March is on average the second-wettest month of the year, but the average is still "only" just 145.3 mm.
• For the record, Brisbane and the Gold Coast both received extremely heavy rain in the last week of February, but missed the record-breaking heavy stuff that fell in NE NSW earlier this month when Lismore first flooded.

Once again large rainfall figures in the 24 hours to 9 am. Most of the red dots are 200+ mm, with the highest 358mm near #Tallebudgera. #QLDFloods again in the southeast with rain expected to ease tomorrow. Updated warnings https://t.co/FBmpsInT9o @QldFES pic.twitter.com/GoEwdAKQby

— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) March 28, 2022

Despite the easing rain today, flood warnings remain in place for the Nerang and Coomera Rivers on the Gold Coast, as well as for many rivers in northeast NSW.

The good news for residents of the entire area – both north and south of the Qld/NSW border – is that mostly clear skies are expected for the next few days, with no heavy rain expected for at least the next week.

Winds are offshore this afternoon, bringing drier air from Australia's interior. While winds will swing to the south and southeast in the next few days, the low pressure system in the Tasman Sea should be located too far south and too far east of the mainland to propel deep moisture onshore.

If you're a local, enjoy your break from the rain. You deserve it. And please remember that the flood situation has not eased in many areas. You can check our warnings page here.