After being pummelled by heavy rain over the weekend, several states are due to have more wet and wild weather over the coming week.

Stand by for even more powerful weather ahead this week

The Snowy Mountains Highway has reopened in both directions off Brown Mountain following an earlier landslide.

The landslide was first reported around 4:25pm Saturday afternoon with motorists advised to avoid the area as heavy machinery would be required.

Live Traffic NSW is now reporting that the highway is open after work to remove the boulders had been completed.

It took emergency crews almost 48 hours to clear the debris from the highway which has been closed at Brown Mountain since Saturday.

WEST OF BEMBOKA: The Snowy Mountains Hwy has reopened in both directions on Brown Mountain. Works remove the boulders across the road have been completed and traffic conditions have returned to normal. — Live Traffic NSW (@LiveTrafficNSW) February 16, 2020

WEST OF BEMBOKA: Works continue to clear the boulders that have closed the Snowy Mountains Hwy in both directions on Brown Mountain. There's still no forecast for when the hwy will reopen. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/JdhfYHfIKG — Live Traffic NSW (@LiveTrafficNSW) February 16, 2020

BROWN MOUNTAIN (WEST OF BEMBOKA): A landslide has closed Snowy Mountains Hwy in both directions, avoid the area & check Live Traffic for updates: https://t.co/z3t9logJ3j — Live Traffic NSW (@LiveTrafficNSW) February 15, 2020

Pictures of the highway show two large boulders that have become dislodged and are blocking access on both lanes.

The road closures impacted just west of Bemboka on the Snowy Mountains Highway that connects Canberra to the far south coast.

Heavy rainfall is believed to be the cause of the landslide with the Bureau of Meteorology reporting that the nearby township of Bemboka has received 2.8mm of rain since 9am yesterday.

Across social media locals are expressing their concern for the region which also copped damage during the bushfires.

Amoter blow to the regional communities. Brown mountain snowy mountains hwy this afternoon. Not sure how long the hwy will be closed after a storm caused this slip. @darrenchester @TonyHWindsor @abcnews @mpbowers @MikeKellyofEM pic.twitter.com/zvZ330xQLu — WendysWorld (@WendysWorld8) February 15, 2020

“Absolutely unbelievable, the people who have lost heaps of trade because of the fires, are now faced with losing more trade if people can’t get through,” said one Facebook user.

“OMG brown mountain. How terrible for the people who have to use it and are stuck,” said another.

Fortunately no one was injured by the landslide and it does not appear to be creating too much traffic as motorists often avoid the mountain path during wet weather.

WILD WEATHER

The wet weather has impacted most of the Australian east coast with Queensland and New South Wales both experiencing some of the heaviest February rainfall in years.

Parts of soaked Australia are preparing for even more torrential falls this weekend while another region is facing a record-breaking February heatwave with temperatures forecast to soar above 40C.

Showers and storms are predicted to lash most of eastern NSW with severe thunderstorm warnings in place for the northeast NSW.

Surf warnings are also in place due to ex-tropical Cyclone Usei which has been tracking its way south off the mainland.

It is not over yet either with the Bureau of Meteorology says central and southern NSW coastal areas will experience offshore winds, which have caused havoc since ex-cyclone Uesi passed through to the south of the country.

Intermittent showers are expected through central Sydney and southern parts of the state on Sunday.

Thunderstorms may also develop across NSW, including in the Snowy Mountains, parts of the Northern Rivers, Hunter, Metropolitan, south coast, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, North West Slopes and Plains, and Northern Tablelands forecast districts.

A severe thunderstorm warning was cancelled for the Southern Tablelands district early on Saturday.

A hazardous surf warning remains for the Hunter Coast, Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast after dangerous seas battered the coast over the past few days, littering several beaches with debris. Minor flood warnings continue for Richmond, Wilsons River, Clarence, Bellingen, Orara, Gwydir, Paroo and Weir rivers as well as for the St Georges Basin.

There are also numerous flood warnings for WA, QLD and NSW with all motorists being warned to check conditions and to not cross submerged roads.

There are still numerous flood warnings current for WA, QLD and NSW after the heavy rain over the past couple of weeks. Make sure you check the latest warnings before you set off on your Sunday drive https://t.co/qm1nYhUSO4 pic.twitter.com/mRNNteYEdz — Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) February 15, 2020

With AAP Wires