Rain showers and cold temperatures to hit parts of Australia as a massive cold front moves across the country
- Cold front moves from west to east
- Rain and cold weather to sweep the country
A series of cold fronts is expected to sweep across Australia from west to east, bringing rain and cold temperatures to several states.
The band of cold weather will hit the south-west coast of Western Australia early Monday morning, before a second, larger cold front engulfs the entire western coast on Tuesday afternoon.
Over the next week, lows in Perth will struggle to break above 20°C, with the mercury forecast to drop to 6°C on Monday and 8°C on Tuesday, Weatherzone reports.
A high chance of showers is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, with daily totals of up to 10mm.
A series of cold fronts is expected to sweep across Australia from west to east, bringing rain and cold temperatures to several states.
The band of cold weather will hit the south-west coast of Western Australia early Monday morning, before a second, larger cold front engulfs the entire western coast on Tuesday afternoon.
Cold fronts will bring “showers and gusty winds” to southern Australian states, including Tasmania and southern Victoria on Monday.
However, offshore winds could see the rain spread to Queensland and the northeastern NSW coast, with the first rain experienced in eastern NSW on Sunday afternoon.
Heavy rain is expected across western and southern Tasmania over the next eight days.
A freezing temperature range of 10C to 16C is forecast for Monday, before temperatures reach 8C and 14C on Tuesday, with potential hail and westerly winds of up to 35km/h.
Sydney’s Saturday respite from the winter chill was short-lived as showers hit the capital city on Sunday afternoon, totaling 1-5mm.
A slight chance of rain is currently forecast for Sydney on Monday, with a high of 19C, rising to 21C on Tuesday, with lows between 9C and 11C.
A slight chance of rain is currently forecast for Sydney on Monday, with a high of 19C, rising to 21C on Tuesday, with lows between 9C and 11C.
In Victoria, much of the state will receive light showers of 1-10mm from Tuesday.
In Victoria, much of the state will receive light showers of 1-10mm from Tuesday.
In Melbourne, temperatures will top 16C and drop to just 5C on Monday and 4C on Wednesday.
As of Sunday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology had issued large-scale frost warnings for Monday morning.
Affected areas include Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland, with temperatures expected to plummet to -1C.
Queensland will also get rain from it, with offshore winds bringing rain to parts of the Queensland coast on Tuesday.
Most of the rain will be felt on the east coast of the state, with showers of up to 4mm possible for Brisbane on Tuesday.
