A major cold front will bring freezing temperatures, strong winds and rain to much of Australia.
Severe weather warnings are in place for parts of southeastern Australia, with damaging wind gusts expected to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The second week of winter is forecast to bring a seasonal cold front to southeastern Australia. This front will move north into Sydney on Wednesday, with winds of over 100km/h hitting Tasmania and Victoria on Tuesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings for damaging winds for the northern and western parts of Tasmania and surrounding islands, as well as for the mountains of northern and northeastern Victoria, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula, and the mountain ranges of New south Wales.
Severe weather warnings are in place for parts of southeastern Australia, with damaging wind gusts expected to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“In all of these places, winds could exceed 90 or 100 km/h,” said Angus Hines, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.
‘But around some of those mountains, 120-130km/h is not out of the question for those stronger gusts.
“This is strong enough to knock down trees and branches, cause power outages, damage property and create dangerous driving conditions, especially in tall vehicles such as caravans and motorcycles.”
Rain is also expected in southeastern Australia, with hail forecast on Tuesday night and Wednesday in Tasmania and the southern coast of Victoria.
Southeastern areas of South Australia should also be wary of gale warnings, and the Bureau of Meteorology has put sheep herders on alert. The warnings issued indicate that there is a risk of loss of lambs and sheep exposed to the cold, rain and strong northwest winds.
On Monday night, wintry cold combined with strong winds pushed apparent temperatures below freezing in central and eastern Tasmania.
Melburnians woke up to strong winds and rain on Tuesday, with Melbourne Airport recording -0.5C in its “feels like” reading with gusts of 72km/h.
Victoria and New South Wales are expected to feel the brunt of the cold front on Tuesday and Wednesday, Weatherzone reported.
The cold front will bring decent snowfall for the alpine resorts after an unfavorable climatic opening for the ski season: the Meteorological Office forecasts between 5 and 20 cm.
This week’s powerful cold front follows a week of heavy rain across south-west Western Australia and south-east New South Wales.
Weekly rainfall totals exceeded 100mm and there were isolated totals of more than 200mm in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, while parts of the Central West and Gascoyne districts of Western Australia recorded weekly totals of more than 100mm.
Rain is expected in southeastern Australia, with hail forecast on Tuesday night and Wednesday in Tasmania and the southern coast of Victoria.
Sydney
Sydney’s mostly sunny morning will turn to rain all day on Wednesday, with an average chance of one or two afternoon showers along the coastal strip and winds reaching 45km/h.
In the rest of the city there are slight chances of rain.
The outlook for Thursday is also cloudy, with a slight chance of rain along the coastal strip, most likely starting late in the morning.
There is almost no chance of rain elsewhere and temperatures are expected to drop to 9C.
Further rain is forecast for Friday and Saturday ahead of a sunny Sunday.
Melbourne
Melbourne has a medium chance of showers on Wednesday, with showers becoming less likely in the early afternoon.
Thursday looks equally gray with a medium chance of showers.
Temperatures in the city are forecast to decline steadily with a low of 8°C on Thursday, followed by 6°C on Friday, 5°C on Saturday and 4°C on Sunday.
Skies over Melbourne are expected to remain partly cloudy before possible showers arrive from Sunday.
The forecast follows a cold, wintry Tuesday with weather zoneAnthony Sharwood explains that the strong winds made the cold worse.
“Melbourne is just a place that feels decidedly wintry, although the temperatures are not particularly low,” he said.
‘In fact, Melbourne has already surpassed its June average high of 14.1C, with a temperature of 14.7C recorded just after midday and a predicted high of 16C.
“But given the wind chill, frequent rain, and apparent (or ‘felt’) temperatures of only 10°C or 11°C, it sure (didn’t) feel like a warmer than average winter day.”
The second week of winter is forecast to bring a seasonal cold front across southeast Australia, moving north into Sydney on Wednesday.
brisbane
Brisbane is set for a hot and sunny Wednesday with a high of 24C and clear skies.
The sun is forecast to remain until the end of the week and Saturday will be the only day where light cloud cover is expected.
Temperatures in the city will be slightly cooler from Thursday with highs of 20C.
Perth
Perth has a good chance of seeing rain on Wednesday with the chances decreasing overnight.
The rain will partially clear up Thursday ahead of a sunny Friday.
Clouds are forecast to reappear over the city on Saturday with a high chance of showers on Sunday.
Maximum temperatures are expected to remain at 20°C.
Adelaide
Gray skies over Adelaide on Wednesday are forecast to turn to rain from Thursday.
Thursday has a high chance of showers and light winds, while Friday has a high chance of showers.
Those showers are expected to continue Saturday before mostly disappearing Sunday.
hobart
Hobart is expected to see rain until next week.
There is a medium chance of showers on Wednesday, followed by slight relief on Thursday.
On Friday there is a medium chance of showers, probably in the morning, followed by rain over the weekend.
Temperatures in the city will remain quite low with highs of 11°C and 12°C and lows of 6°C and 8°C.
Canberra
There is a medium chance of showers in Canberra on Wednesday morning and the rain will clear up during the afternoon.
The next few days will be particularly wintry with sub-zero temperatures, morning frosts and cloudy conditions.
Wednesday and Friday are expected to be the capital’s warmest days, with a predicted high of 13C for both.
Severe weather warnings for damaging winds have been issued for the northern and western parts of Tasmania and surrounding islands, as well as the mountains of northern and northeastern Victoria, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula, and the mountain ranges of New Wales. South.
Darwin
Darwin is the place to be this week for those who hate the cold.
The Northern Territory capital will enjoy sunny conditions until the end of the week.
Maximum temperatures are expected to remain below 30°C.
