Severe thunderstorms and a heatwave to batter Australia - what the weather is like in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and more
Severe thunderstorms will lash the east coast of Australia while a heatwave will bring scorching temperatures along the north of the country.
Severe thunderstorms will lash the east coast of Australia while a heatwave will bring scorching temperatures along the north of the country.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on Tuesday forecast a storm system stretching across the east coast as far as Gladstone in Queensland to NSWs Hunter Region.
The most severe storms have been predicted 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 isnt run of the mill and could lead to dangerous conditions in the region.
Ms Bradbury warned of winds strong enough to bring down tree branches and power lines, intense rains causing flash flooding and hail larger than 2cm wide.
The low trough causing the storms is also causing heatwaves across Australias north coast.
Ms Bradbury said the weather system acts differently in more northern regions and has instead stagnated sweltering conditions.
The heatwaves are expected to intensify throughout the week with another system tipped to sweep through and break the heatwave.
Severe weather systems along the East and North Coast have led to millions of Aussies prepare for severe storms while others are left to sweat through a vicious heatwave
Ms Bradbury said heavy rain will still be present for coastal areas while the chance of a severe storm will remain dangerous for parts of Central Queensland and the Southern Interior on Wednesday.
However, the risk factor is expected to decrease later in the week as it moves further from populated areas and loses power.
Ms Bradbury explained the vastly different weather systems was in part due to the sheer size of Australia allowing for numerous patterns to occur at once.
The bureau also issued a number of wind warnings for the Byron Coast, Coffs Coast, Macquarie Coast and Hunter Coast in NSW on Tuesday.
Those warning are expected to drop off on Wednesday when the Moreton Bay and Gold Coast regions in Queensland will experience intense winds.
Sheep grazers across swathes of inland NSW have been warned that cold temperatures, showers and winds could cause loss of livestock.
Coastal areas of northern NSW and southern QLD are tipped to be hit by severe storms on Tuesday followed by heavy rainfall on Wednesday as the system moves inland
Sydney
Wednesday: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 14C Max 20C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 13C Max 25C
Friday: Mostly sunny day. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 15C Max 22C
Saturday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 15C Max 20C
Melbourne
Wednesday: Sunny. Patches of frost about the nearby hills in the early morning. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Min 6C Max 21C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northerly 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h during the morning then shifting southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Min 13C Max 20C
Friday: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending southwesterly during the day. Min 8C Max 17C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 11C Max 18C
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 chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning then becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Min 18C Max 24C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 17C Max 23C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Min 15C Max 26 C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 16C Max 26C
Perth
Wednesday: Slight chance of a shower in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Min 13C Max 23C
Thursday: Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Min 11C Max 28C
Friday: Mostly sunny. Winds northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon Min 17C Max 30C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 15C Max 24C
The storms have a chance to bring massive hail stones more than 2cm wide as well as destructive winds powerful enough to bring down tree branches and power lines
Adelaide
Wednesday: Sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning then tending northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Min 9C Max 26C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h shifting south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Min 12C Max 20C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 7C Max 21C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly during the day. Min 9C Max 24C
Hobart
Wednesday: Sunny. The chance of frost in the north. Light winds. Min 4C Max 19C
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h turning westerly during the afternoon. Min 7C Max 20C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds westerly 25 to 40 km/h. Min 9C Max 16C
Saturday: Cloudy. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h. Min 7C Max 17C
Canberra
Wednesday: Sunny. The chance of frost in the early morning. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Min 2C Max 19C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. The chance of morning frost. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 2C Max 23C
Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Min 5C Max 23C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 5C Max 21C
Darwin
Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Min 25C Max 36C
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending northwest to northeasterly during the afternoon. Min 26C Max 36C
Friday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 26C Max 26C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 25C Max 35C
