A senior meteorologist said while the cyclone's movement slowed overnight, that could mean further destruction.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is nearing Australia's east coast. It could affect Queensland and New South Wales with strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding. The cyclone may make landfall between the Gold Coast and the Wide Bay region by late Friday or early Saturday.

As Cyclone Alfred slowed it’s track to southeast Queensland to a crawl overnight, pushing out its expected landfall to later Friday or even Saturday, we asked four experts what that could mean for the system’s impact.

Cyclone Alfred is due to cross the coast on Friday morning. Track wind speeds at key locations in the cyclone zone.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974, half a century ago.

Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to hit north of Brisbane. As of March 4, 2025, the cyclone was sitting at a category 2 whilst offshore near the Sunshine Coast.