South East Queensland braces for dangerous wet weather

South East Queenslanders have been urged to prepare homes and rethink travel with a month’s worth of rain tipped to fall in less than a day.

Up to 150mm of rain is forecast for Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts by Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

The heaviest rain is expected on Sunday along with gale-force winds, dangerous swells and surf and flooding likely.

“It’s looking like some locations could see a month’s worth of rainfall, particularly on Sunday night, within a…