Severe storms, Cup track risk as rain sweeps east

Cars were left with smashed windscreens after large hailstones hit the Queensland town of Pratten. (HANDOUT/Richard Manley)

Severe thunderstorms and widespread rain are set to lash large parts of Australia, bringing the chance of more destruction, drenchings and icy conditions into next week.

A rain band, stretching from Tasmania to the tip of the Northern Territory, is set to sweep east across six Australian jurisdictions from Monday into Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said.