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Chaotic storms that drenched parts of southeastern Australia with triple-digit rainfall will be followed by an intense heatwave this week.
While the worst of the wet weather is expected to subside in Victoria, a large band of rain could bring thunderstorms to parts of inland Queensland and New South Wales, as well as the state’s central coast and Sydney.
Some rain may persist in northeastern New South Wales before the system clears on Friday with strong heatwave conditions that will make much of inland Australia sweaty.
Parts of the western Kimberley and inland Western Australia and South Australia are expected to experience severe heatwave conditions from Tuesday.
Low intensity heatwave conditions are forecast across northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, southern parts of the Northern Territory, parts of the Pilbara and Kimberley in WA, northern South Africa and southwestern Queensland.
Isolated parts of far eastern Victoria and adjacent New South Wales, northeastern New South Wales and parts of southeastern Queensland will also be affected by the warm weather.
weather zoneAnthony Sharwood has warned that summer storms are likely to persist and that the unsettled weather patterns seen across much of northern and eastern Australia last week will continue into early December.
“Next week’s rainfall totals may not be as extreme as last week in many places, but it will definitely be another active week of stormy weather, and not just in the tropics and eastern Australia,” Mr Sharwood said. .
Chaotic storms that brought triple-digit rainfall to southeastern Australia will be followed by an intense heatwave this week (Brisbane CBD workers pictured)
Severe heatwaves are expected to affect much of inland Australia from Tuesday.
“In fact, on Monday morning there were already active storms in Central Australia, far western Queensland and some fairly arid areas of southern Australia.”
The meteorologist explained that the unpredictable weather is largely due to a series of interacting low and high pressure troughs and above-average sea surface temperatures in northwest and southeast Australia.
Increasing rainfall combined with scorching temperatures has prompted the Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authority Council (AFAC) to warn several communities that they will be at elevated risk of bushfires this summer.
Large areas of the Northern Territory and Victoria, as well as parts of New South Wales, Western Australia and South Africa, have been urged to start preparing for a tough bushfire season.
Sydney
Wednesday: Cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of a storm during the morning and early afternoon. Light winds that become from the south to southeast at 20 to 30 km/h in the morning and then become light in the late afternoon. Min 21. Max 25.
Thursday: Cloudy. Winds will be light from the east at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then become light overnight. Min 20. Max 26.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Chance of morning fog in the west. Little chance of showers. Chance of a storm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds that will reach the northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and then become light during the night. Min 20. Max 29.
The unsettled weather patterns seen across much of northern and eastern Australia last week will continue into early December (pictured, wet weather in Melbourne)
Melbourne
Wednesday: Sunny. Possibility of morning fog over the nearby hills. Winds from the south of 15 to 25 km/h become light during the afternoon. Min 13. Max 23.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. The possibility of morning fog. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Winds will be light from the south, 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then become light overnight. Min 13. Max 32.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Very high probability of showers, more likely in the afternoon. The possibility of a storm. Light winds that turn from the north to northeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the morning and become light during the afternoon. Min 20. Max 33.
brisbane
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Little chance of showers. Winds will be light, from the northeast, 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day and then become light at night. Min 23. Max 30.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Light winds that become east to northeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the day and then become light at night. Min 23. Max 29.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Light northeasterly winds at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then light at night. Min 21. Max 29.
Perth
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Winds from the west at 15 to 25 km/h, trending southwest at 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon and becoming weak at night. Min 17. Max 25.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Winds from the south to southeast at 15 to 20 km/h, turning from the southwest at 25 to 35 km/h during the day and trending south at 15 to 25 km/h at night. Min 13. Max 26.
Friday: Sunny. Winds from the southeast at 20 to 30 km/h, trending from the southeast to southwest at 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon and then becoming from the southeast at 20 to 30 km/h during the night. Min 15. Max 29.
Increased rainfall combined with scorching temperatures has AFAC warning several communities (highlighted in red) that they will be at high risk of wildfires this summer.
Adelaide
Wednesday: Sunny. Winds from the east to southeast at 15 to 20 km/h, becoming light before dawn and then from the east to southeast at 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Min 13. Max 31.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Chance of a storm in the afternoon and evening. Winds from the east at 15 to 20 km/h, trending northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the morning and then changing from south to southeast during the afternoon. Min 21. Max 37.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High probability of rain. The possibility of a storm. Winds from the east to southeast at 15 to 25 km/h, turning from the south to southwest at 15 to 20 km/h during the morning and becoming light during the night. Min 23. Max 33.
hobart
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds from the west to northwest at 15 to 20 km/h, changing to the southeast in the early afternoon and becoming light at night. Min 11. Max 24.
Thursday: Sunny. Light winds that become from the south to southeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and then become light at night. Min 13. Max 26.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High probability of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds that become southeasterly at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and become light at night. Min 13. Max 25.
Canberra
Wednesday: Cloudy. Average chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Chance of a storm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds that become east to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h in the morning and then become light in the late afternoon. Min 17. Max 26.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Little chance of showers. Chance of a storm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Min 12. Max 31.
Friday: Partly cloudy. The possibility of morning fog. Average chance of showers, more likely in the afternoon and evening. The possibility of a storm. Light winds that become north to northwest at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then become light at night. Min 16. Max 33.
A weather map is displayed showing rainfall totals for the week through Sunday.
Darwin
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High probability of rain, more likely in the afternoon. The possibility of a storm. Light winds. Min 26. Max 32.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High probability of rain. The possibility of a storm. Light winds. Min 25. Max 32.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High probability of rain. The possibility of a storm. Winds from the east to northeast of 15 to 20 km/h become light during the afternoon. Min 25. Max 32.