Australia will experience wet weather and unusually high temperatures this week, while wild surf conditions will affect some of the country’s best beaches.
Rain and cloudy conditions are forecast for all major Australian cities on Monday.
A low-intensity heatwave is forecast to affect parts of western Western Australia and northern South Australia, as well as isolated areas over Cape York Peninsula, south-west Queensland and southern Northern Territory.
Rain and cloudy weather is forecast in all Australian capital cities including Sydney (pictured) on Monday.
Sydney
Sydney is expected to start the week with a lot of wind, and much of the New South Wales coast is under a dangerous surf warning.
Clouds over the city on Monday will partially clear as winds drop from a high of 35 km/h to 25 km/h in the early afternoon.
The rest of the week in Sydney is forecast to be equally grey, with partly cloudy conditions until Saturday.
Surfers have been warned of dangerous conditions on the Byron Coast, Coffs Coast, Macquarie Coast, Hunter Coast, Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast. Monday and Tuesday.
Weatherzone meteorologist Felix Levesque explained that a low pressure system in the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, will move into the Tasman Sea and increase wave activity in New South Wales and southeast Queensland.
‘The actual energy behind this powerful low will build rapidly over New South Wales from Monday morning and reach southeast Queensland early Tuesday morning.
‘A prolonged period of storm surge of between 14 and 16 seconds is expected across much of New South Wales, possibly extending up to 15 to 18 seconds further north at the peak of this storm surge.
“Coasts directly exposed to this energy will be treacherous and enormous amounts of water and energy will flow towards the coast.”
Levesque warned that wave heights could reach up to 3.5 meters with “sudden waves and very large, powerful surges of water” creating dangerous conditions.
“The big swell will gradually decrease on Tuesday, but the swell height should still be about 2 meters on Wednesday, and the wave period will slowly reduce to about 12-14 seconds in the middle of the week,” he said.
“Beach conditions will be deceptive until Wednesday or Thursday as seemingly calm seas will be interrupted intermittently by large, powerful waves.”
A low-intensity heatwave is forecast to affect parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory (pictured, Monday midday temperature map)
Melbourne
Partly cloudy skies over Melbourne will clear on Tuesday as the city’s high temperature jumps from 21C on Monday to 32C.
Wednesday also looks hot with a high of 30C before temperatures drop slightly to a high of 25C on Thursday.
Severe fire conditions have eased in Victoria and only one western region, Bayindeen, remains under warning.
“There may still be some localized fire and smoke activity,” Vic Emergency said.
‘Aircraft continue to support firefighters to patrol and extinguish hot spots, further consolidating the edge of the fire line.
“Heavy machinery and fire vehicles will continue to operate in the burned landscape.”
brisbane
Brisbane is forecast to have a high chance of showers on Monday morning, with a chance of thunderstorms.
Drizzle conditions are also forecast for Tuesday before partly clearing on Wednesday.
Temperatures in the city are expected to remain high, with highs in the 30s and 20s, until the end of the week.
Following the rains of the last month, several areas of Queensland remain under a flood warning.
The Bureau issued moderate flood warnings for the Diamantina River and Eyre Creek.
Minor flood warnings remain in place for the Georgina, Flinders, Norman and Gilbert rivers.
Strong offshore winds are expected to affect the Gold Coast on Monday and the Capricornia Coast and K’gari Coast on Tuesday.
Perth
Perth has a medium chance of seeing light rain in the morning with winds reaching up to 35km/h before easing to 25km/h in the evening.
Skies over the city will clear on Tuesday and Wednesday as maximum temperatures rise to the mid-30s.
High temperatures in Sydney are expected to remain in the 20s from Tuesday and a high of 29C on Wednesday.
Strong wind warnings were issued on Monday for local waters off Perth, the Ningaloo Coast, the Gascoyne Coast, the Geraldton Coast, the Lancelin Coast and the Perth Coast.
Meanwhile, flood warnings have been issued for several desert regions in the state’s east.
The Bureau warned that isolated flooding could be possible in Salt Lake, the Nullabor district rivers and Sandy Desert from Tuesday.
“Heavy rain with showers and thunderstorms is forecast in the flood watch area from Monday,” he said.
‘Significant river, stream and creek rises are likely due to heavy rainfall, and overland flooding is possible in parts of the flood watch area.
‘Many roads and possibly primary and secondary roads could be affected. Some communities and farms may be isolated.’
Adelaide
Adelaide’s outlook for Monday is mostly sunny, with winds reaching up to 35km/h in the afternoon.
High temperatures in Adelaide are forecast to remain in the 30s C over the weekend, before a high of 37 C expected on Saturday.
Tuesday looks sunny before partly cloudy conditions move over the city on Wednesday and remain for the rest of the week.
Meanwhile, moderate flooding is occurring along the Diamantina River and filling Goyder Lagoon in the northeast of the state.
“Flooding may cut off roads and access roads, and particularly river crossings, affecting travel in the region,” the Bureau said.
“Flooding is expected to reach the Warburton River, downstream of Goyder Lagoon, in the coming weeks.”
hobart
Cloudy conditions over Hobart on Monday will partially clear on Tuesday with only some cloudiness expected to remain until the end of the week.
A high wind warning was issued on Monday for Storm Bay, the Upper East Coast, the Lower East Coast, the South East Coast and the South West Coast.
Canberra
Partly cloudy skies over Canberra are forecast to clear for a sunny Tuesday and mostly sunny Wednesday.
Maximum temperatures in the city are expected to remain between 20°C and 30°C until the end of the week.
The city’s coldest temperature is forecast for Tuesday with a low of just 9°C.
Darwin
Darwin is still in the middle of the rainy season.
Rain with the possibility of thunderstorms is forecast until the end of the week and maximum temperatures of 30°C.
A flood warning has been issued for the Tanami Desert, Western Barkly and central desert areas.
Brisbane is forecast to have a high chance of showers late Monday morning with a chance of thunderstorms.
“Northerly to northeasterly winds brought showers, heavy rain and thunderstorms across the Northern Territory over the weekend,” the Bureau said.
‘The Flood Watch area is largely ungauged, however total rainfall of up to 100mm is expected to have fallen in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday.
‘Many roads and possibly primary and secondary roads could be affected. Some communities and farms may be isolated.’