After another wet day, flood-affected parts of northern Queensland are finally due for a much-needed reprieve.
A weather system that was due to drop up to 200mm of rain across the north tropical coast through Tuesday is forecast to weaken.
It comes after a fortnight of record falls that caused two deaths and hundreds of evacuations, and cut power to thousands.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning from Tully down to Bowen on Tuesday, before the rain is forecast to contract and shift away on Wednesday.
Flood warnings were still in place for the Flinders, Cape, Herbert and Haughton rivers, while flood watches were issued for parts of the Peninsula and Gulf Country.
"We're going to see a clearance as we move into Thursday and Friday with the rainfall contracting to the north of Cairns into the Peninsula district," senior meteorologist at the bureau Dean Narramore said on Tuesday.
"So our last day of heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions likely from Tully down to Ayr, with heavy falls possible between Cardwell and Ayr."
Residents can now start picking up the pieces and turn to clean-up efforts following weeks of rain.
Critical supplies to the region are also set to increase with the Ollera Creek Bridge on the Bruce Highway north of Townsville reopened.
The bridge was destroyed by floodwaters before the Australian Defence Force built a temporary replacement.
Total damage costs for the area are still yet to be seen with insurers having received more than 5690 storm and flood-related claims.
"While the clean-up is beginning for some parts of North Queensland, for others this very much remains an active weather event," Insurance Council of Australia chief executive Andrew Hall said.
"Ongoing rain is seeing opened roads re-close and causing further inundation to already saturated communities."
Farmers are also unlikely to know the true extent of damage until floodwaters recede.
"Floods are very insidious things, when you're looking at 10 to 12 days of damage before you can even start to think about what you need to do, to rebuild is pretty hard," Canegrowers chief executive Dan Galligan told AAP.
