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Strong storms will hit Australia’s east coast, while a heatwave will bring scorching temperatures to the country’s north.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on Tuesday forecast a storm system that would extend along the east coast to Gladstone in Queensland and the Hunter region of New South Wales.
The most severe storms are expected to hit areas close to the border, such as the Gold Coast and Byron Bay, on Tuesday before the system moves inland.
BOM senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury told Daily Mail Australia the severe storm is not “ordinary” and could bring dangerous conditions to the region.
Bradbury warned of winds “strong enough to knock down tree branches and power lines”, heavy rain that would cause flash flooding and hail more than 2cm wide.
The low trough that causes storms is also causing heatwaves on Australia’s northern coast.
Bradbury said the climate system acts differently in more northern regions and has instead become stuck in sweltering conditions.
The warm weather is expected to intensify throughout the week and another system is expected to sweep through and break the heat wave.
Severe weather systems along the east and north coast have led millions of Australians to prepare for severe storms, while others have to sweat through a ferocious heatwave.
Bradbury said there would still be heavy rain in coastal areas, while the potential for a severe storm would remain dangerous for parts of central Queensland and the southern hinterland on Wednesday.
However, the risk factor is expected to decrease later in the week as it moves away from populated areas and loses power.
Bradbury explained that the very different weather systems were partly due to Australia’s large size, which allowed numerous patterns to occur at once.
The bureau also issued a series of wind warnings for the Byron Coast, Coffs Coast, Macquarie Coast and Hunter Coast in New South Wales on Tuesday.
Those warnings are expected to disappear on Wednesday, when the Moreton Bay and Gold Coast regions of Queensland experience high winds.
Sheep herders in inland areas of New South Wales have been warned that cold temperatures, rain and winds could lead to livestock loss.
Coastal areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland are expected to be hit by severe storms on Tuesday, followed by heavy rain on Wednesday as the system moves inland.
Sydney
Wednesday: Cloudy. Little chance of showers. Winds from the south at 15 to 20 km/h, tending to the southeast in the morning and becoming weak at the end of the afternoon. Minimum 14°C Maximum 20°C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Light winds that become north to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then become light at night. Minimum 13°C Maximum 25°C
Friday: Mostly sunny day. Slight chance of showers, probably at night. Winds from the south to southwest at 15 to 25 km/h, tending south to southeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the morning and becoming weak during the afternoon. Minimum 15°C Maximum 22°C
Saturday: Cloudy. Average chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds from the south at 15 to 20 km/h turning southeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Minimum 15°C Maximum 20°C
Melbourne
Wednesday: Sunny. Spots of frost on nearby hills early in the morning. Light winds that will arrive from the north to northeast at 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Min. 6°C Max. 21°C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the north at 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h during the morning then changing to the southwest at 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Minimum 13°C Maximum 20°C
Friday: Cloudy. Little chance of showers. Light winds from the west at 15 to 25 km/h during the morning and then from the southwest during the day. Min. 8°C Max. 17°C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds from the south at 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Minimum 11°C Maximum 18°C
The weather system (pictured) is expected to move inland on Wednesday before losing most of its power as it crosses central Queensland on Thursday.
brisbane
Wednesday: Cloudy. Very high probability of rain, probably starting late in the morning. The possibility of a storm. Winds from the southeast at 15 to 20 km/h, becoming light early in the morning and then from the southeast at 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Minimum 18°C Maximum 24°C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the southeast at 15 to 20 km/h, tending to the east at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and becoming light at night. Minimum 17°C Maximum 23°C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Light northeasterly winds at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then light at night. Min. 15°C Max. 26°C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers. Light winds from the east at 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Minimum 16°C Maximum 26°C
Perth
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds from the southwest at 15 to 20 km/h turning southeast at 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Minimum 13°C Maximum 23°C
Thursday: Sunny. Winds from the southeast at 15 to 25 km/h turning from the east at 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Min. 11°C Max. 28°C
Friday: Mostly sunny. Northeast winds at 20 to 30 km/h trending northwest to northeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the day and then trending northwest to southwest during the afternoon Min 17 C Max 30 C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light southwesterly winds at 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Minimum 15°C Maximum 24°C
The storms have the potential to bring massive hail over 2cm across, as well as destructive winds powerful enough to down tree branches and power lines.
Adelaide
Wednesday: Sunny. East winds at 15 to 20 km/h, trending northeast at 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning and then trending north at 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Minimum 9°C Maximum 26°C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Winds from the north at 15 to 25 km/h, changing from south to southwest at 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and then from the south at 15 to 25 km/h during the night. Min. 12°C Max. 20°C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Light winds that become southeast to southwest at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then become light at night. Min 7C Max 21C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. East winds at 15 to 20 km/h trending northeast during the day. Minimum 9°C Maximum 24°C
hobart
Wednesday: Sunny. The possibility of frost in the north. Light winds. Min. 4C Max. 19C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High probability of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the north to northwest at 25 to 35 km/h turning west during the afternoon. Min 7C Max 20C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the west at 25 to 40 km/h. Minimum 9°C Maximum 16°C
Saturday: Cloudy. Winds from the west at 15 to 25 km/h. Minimum 7°C Maximum 17°C
Canberra
Wednesday: Sunny. Chance of frost early in the morning. Winds will be light from the northeast at 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon and then become light in the evening. Min. 2C Max. 19C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. The possibility of morning frost. Light winds that become west to northwest at 20 to 30 km/h during the day and then become light at night. Min. 2C Max. 23C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Little chance of showers. Light winds that become west to northwest at 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and then become light during the night. Minimum 5°C Maximum 23°C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds from the east to northeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min. 5C Max. 21C
Darwin
Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds that become east to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day and then become light at night. Minimum 25°C Maximum 36°C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then trending northwest to northeast during the afternoon. Minimum 26°C Maximum 36°C
Friday: Mostly sunny. Little chance of showers. Light winds that will arrive from the northwest to the northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then become light at night. Min. 26°C Max. 26°C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers. The possibility of a storm. Light winds that will blow from the north to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Minimum 25°C Maximum 35°C
