Senior Meteorologist Miriam Bradbury provides an update on severe weather around Queensland and New South Wales. Vision courtesy: Bureau of Meteorology.

Former Tropical Cyclone Alfred continued to dump heavy rain across large parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) while moving inland, inundating roads and leaving tens of thousands of households without power as hundreds of schools remained shut, local media reported Monday.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall over Australia's east coast on Saturday evening and has weakened into a trough since crossing the coast. The system is still bringing heavy to locally intense rainfall, which will gradually ease today, said the BoM.

Parts of the northern NSW coast were already experiencing rain squalls and south-easterly winds on Wednesday morning, with forecasts predicting 6-metre swells in the ocean.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred's approach was coloured by slow, suspenseful movement. Here's how the weather event and emergency response unfolded.

Multiple emergency alerts are in place across Queensland as large bursts of rain and severe thunderstorms continue across the state's south-east and northern New South Wales.

NSW is preparing for a "pretty nasty set of weather" in the upcoming week, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred tracks away from the Queensland coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued updated advice on Tropical Cyclone Alfred, warning those in the path of the entire system not to get complacent.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to unleash destructive weather across South East Queensland and northern New South Wales, with forecasters warning of flood risks and severe conditions persisting over the coming days.