Some Easter Egg hunts will be indoors this year as bad weather is forecast for over the holiday weekend . Sydney , Canberra and Brisbane will be the wettest capital cities this Easter weekend . But it did n't back up the old wives ' tale that it always rains at Easter either , as the Meteorology Department said most other regions will remain dry for the most part . The department said it 's normal for eastern New South Wales and south-east Queensland to get more rain in Autumn with heavy showers forecast for Friday , Saturday and Sunday . Scroll down for video . Is there anybody out there ? Thick fog descends on Sydney Harbour Bridge on Wednesday morning . I think the car 's flooded : Huge amounts of rain fell in south-east Queensland , with this man left stranded in Nundah , Brisbane . Sydneysiders got their working day off to a strange start on Wednesday as thick fog descended on the city . At one stage in the early morning it had totally obscured the Sydney Harbour Bridge . But it cleared as the day progressed . However , it was the threat of rain , not fog that was the big issue . 'It 's due to an up-level trough that 's moving across the area . Rainfall will be widespread in these regions , ' a spokesman for the Meteorology Department said . 'As well as these areas the rainfall will possibly spread into the far east of Victoria . ' The fog surrounding Sydney Harbour Bridge is just for starters as rain is forecast for the city over the Easter weekend . Severe storms were already causing big problems though . Huge amounts of rain fell in south-east Queensland , with many locals waking up to flooded yards and roads . ABC News reports that six children had a lucky escape and just had cuts and bruises after a tree collapsed at Logan 's Park Ridge State High School about 8:30am . Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ( QFRS ) had also been called to several swift water rescues , including two at the Brisbane suburb of Zillmere . Stones Corner in Brisbane was another area that was badly hit by torrential rain on Wednesday . Foggy outlook : Sydney , Canberra and Brisbane will be the wettest capital cities this Easter weekend . The Sunshine Coast was still being battered and the Meteorology Department warned the storms were likely to produce prolonged heavy rain and flash flooding . Over the Easter weekend rain is also forecast for central parts of Western Australia to the north of Perth , although Perth itself will be mostly fine . Across the Northern Territory it will be relatively stable with isolated showers and storms , but nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year . Apart from the far eastern part of Victoria , Melbourne will be mostly dry over the holiday period . In the Brisbane suburb of Virginia more cars were left swamped in rain water after the storm hit . Bad weather maybe forecast in Sydney , but Melbourne will be mostly dry over the holiday period . 'Melbourne will be possibly cloudy with a few showers , but over all it see the same rainfall as the eastern part of the country , ' the spokesman said . Canberra will have its worst weather on Friday and Saturday , while Brisbane could be in for showers on each of the four days due to brisk southeasterly winds . Hobart and Adelaide all have less than a 30 % chance of getting any showers on any across the weekend . An up-level trough moving across New South Wales and Queensland will see widespread rain in these areas .
Rain is on the way for south-east Queensland and eastern New South Wales on Friday , Saturday and Sunday . Sydney , Canberra and Brisbane will be the wettest capital cities over the holiday weekend . However , it was fog , not rain , that was the issue on Wednesday as Perth disappeared in it . Melbourne and the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be mostly dry , while Canberra will have its worst weather on Friday and Saturday . Across the Northern Territory it will be relatively stable with isolated showers and storms .