Rain is expected to drench all Australian states over the next week, with some localities forecast to receive a month’s worth of rain in just a few days.
A surge of tropical moisture is forecast to bring showers across the country from the weekend into late next week, according to Weatherzone.
Showers and thunderstorms will increase across northern Western Australia during Saturday and Sunday as this moisture feeds into a deepening area of low pressure.
“This wet and stormy weather will spread into central Australia on Monday before forming a broad band of rain drenching south-east and eastern Australia,” a Weatherzone spokesman said.
‘Some areas of Western Australia and the Northern Territory that normally receive 20-50mm of rain in September could receive 50-100mm as a result of this event.’
Some of the declines are expected to be concentrated during next Thursday and Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a flurry of rain in south-east Queensland over the weekend as a trough of low pressure moves away from the east coast on Saturday.
Meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said eastern and northern parts of the Sunshine State would experience a warm day with highs rising into the mid-30s, particularly around Townsville, Weipa, Mt Isa and Cairns.
Rain is expected to drench all Australian states over the next week, with some localities forecast to receive a month’s worth of rain in just a few days.
A surge of tropical moisture is forecast to bring showers across the country from the weekend into late next week, according to Weatherzone.
Inland temperatures would be slightly below average, he said.
New South Wales is forecast to experience patchy morning frosts across parts of the south-western slopes, with some showers likely in areas such as Albury.
“Sydney is expected to have a mostly sunny day… with highs of 25C tomorrow,” Bradbury said.
‘Down in Canberra: 16°C and partly cloudy.’
Another cold front is expected to bring continuous rain and gusty winds to the south-east of the country, concentrated mainly on the southern coast of Victoria.
Rain is expected in Melbourne, with highs of 17°C.
Average temperatures for Saturday across the country
The bureau has forecast rain over the weekend in Adelaide, with highs of 17°C and 19°C expected on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Those declines are expected to ease on Sunday.
Ms Bradbury said storms would persist across northern and inland Western Australia through the weekend, but there would be drier conditions in more southern districts.
Perth will remain sunny and will not exceed a maximum temperature of 25°C on Saturday.
In the Northern Territory, Ms Bradbury said there was a chance of showers and thunderstorms in western parts of the Top End that could “spread into the Kimberley, Pilbara and WA’s northern inland” as pressure deepens.
The heavy rain comes as the Tasmanian ski town of Mt Mawson, an hour and a half from Hobart, has been blanketed in snow for the past few days.
Peter Davis of the Southern Tasmanian Ski Association announced on Thursday that the lift would be operating over the weekend after about 20cm of snow fell overnight.