The system, which had earlier delivered more than 50mm to parts of Queensland's west, yesterday dumped close to 100mm in parts of the South East corner.

The extensive band of cloud moved into northern NSW yesterday morning, bringing good falls to the Far North Coast and the Central and Northern Slopes and Plains.

According to The Weather Company, the thick cloud over northern NSW is in a moist easterly airstream, which is generating the widespread rain.

But it says cloud along the southern and central coast and ranges of NSW is causing only light showers.

Overnight, the Bureau of Meteorology has recorded 13mm at Coonamble, 20mm at Moree, 22mm at Walgett, 13mm at Coonabarabran, 8mm at Inverell, 24mm at Cessnock, 15mm at Casino, 68mm at Coolangatta and 31mm at Ballina.

North of the border there was major rain in the South East with Beerburrum scoring 74mm and Nambour 86mm between 9am yesterday and 6am this morning. Brisbane received 41mm, the Gold Coast 45mm, Redcliffe 49mm, and Tewantin 40mm.

Further north Rockhampton received 15mm yesterday and overnight, while Bundaberg scored 34mm and Gympie 22mm.

In the west Roma has received 52mm, St George 46mm, Charleville 20mm, Dalby 11mm, Inglewood 19mm, Miles 42mm, Oakey 15mm and Toowoomba 22mm.

It follows on from good falls in the west of Queensland on Wednesday, when Alpha received 60mm in the 24 hours to 9am Thursday, Anakie 35mm, Aramac 39mm, Barcaldine 36mm, Blackall 40mm, Isisford 47mm, Muttaburra 27mm, Morven 35mm, and Quilpie 12mm.

The wet weather is expected to clear Queensland by late morning or lunchtime today.

Meanwhile, a belt of high cloud over Western Australia is only bringing isolated showers.