Wetter days and warmer nights are on the cards for much of Australia over the next three months.
The Bureau of Meteorology says high surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean suggests April to June will be wetter than normal outside of the tropics and Tasmania as more moisture is fed inland.
Night-time temperatures are also likely to be above average for most of the country.
"With El Nino unlikely before winter, this outlook is heavily influenced by the warmer Indian Ocean," senior hydrologist Paul Feikema said in the BOM's latest climate outlook.
"Wetter-than-average conditions are likely across much of Australia.
"The outlooks favour warmer days in many areas, especially across northern and southern Australia. Warm nights are very likely."
There remains a 50 per cent chance of an El Nino in 2015 - double the normal likelihood.
El Nino generally means an increased chance of a drier-than-usual winter and spring for northern and eastern Australia.
March has been dry in many areas because of an extended break in the northern monsoon.
Most areas with above-average rainfall were heavily influenced by cyclone activity.
"Tropical Cyclone Olwyn in Western Australia brought up to four times the average March rainfall, and it also destroyed some crops," Dr Feikema said.
"Likewise, Tropical Cyclone Nathan brought rain to far north Queensland in two separate bursts."
Even though the northern wet season is nearing the end, he said cyclones are still possible.
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