Australia weather forecast: Strong wind alert for parts of country as clearing thunderstorms bring clear skies
Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week. See the weather forecast for your city here
Brighter weather is expected across much of the country as conditions ease following days of rain and thunderstorms across the east coast.
While many parts of the country will still see rain and strong winds, a stretch of drier days is largely forecast over the days ahead.
Here’s the breakdown of what weather to expect in your State:
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Sydneysiders are set to be treated to a clear run of sunny skies with no sign of rain over the week ahead.
Seven days of sunshine and tops of between 19C and 25C are set to be a welcome change after New South Wales was put on severe thunderstorm watch on Tuesday.
About a six hour drive south of Sydney, people in Eden Coast are being warned of strong winds that are set to pummel the area on Saturday.
Outside of the city, days of heavy rain has caused areas to flood along the Bell River in Wellington, but the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed no further flooding was expected in the area.
“Rainfall observed across the Molong Creek and Bell River catchments since Tuesday morning resulted in river level rises and areas of minor flooding,” the bureau wrote in a statement.
“Minor flooding was observed along the Bell River at Wellington during Wednesday late afternoon and evening. Minor flooding has now eased along the Bell River and no further flooding is expected.”
“No further flooding expected along the Bell River at Wellington.”
SYDNEY WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Sunny, Max 20 ☀️
- Saturday: Partly cloudy, 11-19 ⛅️
- Sunday: Sunny, 10-21 ☀️
- Monday: Cloud clearing, 11-21 ⛅️
- Tuesday: Sunny, 12-25 ☀️
- Wednesday: Partly cloudy, 15-27 ⛅️
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, 15-26 ⛅️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
VICTORIA
In typical Melbourne fashion, the eastern State city looks set for a range of weather conditions over the coming days.
Rain clouds will start to roll in on Friday, with about 1mm of rain expected to bucket down around mid-afternoon. But that will turn around as the weekend kicks off.
Saturday through to Monday are forecast to remain dry and partly sunny with a top of 15C and 17C respectively. Showers will return on Tuesday and persist into Wednesday and Thursday.
East of Melbourne, a strong wind warning has been issued for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coast as gusts are set to batter the areas on Friday night and Saturday morning.
It comes after a flood alert issued on Thursday was cancelled for residents in Appin South.
“The main flood peak along the Loddon River is now approaching Appin South where the river level is likely to peak near the moderate flood level late Thursday,” BoM said in an alert.
“Further upstream, a second but lower flood peak has passed Laanecoorie Reservoir, where the river levels peaked at the moderate flood level Wednesday afternoon.”
MELBOURNE WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Shower or two, Max 17 ☔️
- Saturday: Partly cloudy, 8-15 ⛅️
- Sunday: Cloudy, 8-15 ☁️
- Monday: Cloud clearing, 9-17 ⛅️
- Tuesday: Showers increasing, 11-22 ☔️
- Wednesday: Possible shower, 11-17 🌧️
- Thursday: Shower or two, 10-18 ☔️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
QUEENSLAND
BRISBANE WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Partly cloudy, Max 25 ⛅️
- Saturday: Partly cloudy, 14-24 ⛅️
- Sunday: Partly cloudy, 13-24 ⛅️
- Monday: Shower or two, 13-24 ☔️
- Tuesday: Possible shower, 13-24 🌧️
- Wednesday: Partly cloudy, 13-27 ⛅️
- Thursday: Sunny, 14-31 ☀️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide is tipped to enjoy a few pleasant days of mild temperatures and mostly sunny skies, but it won’t stick around for too long.
From Friday there is no rain in sight until the skies are forecast to open up on Tuesday until Thursday, bringing an expected drenching of up to 4mm.
The dry conditions are a change from the wet weather over recent days when a flood alert was issued earlier this week to warn of rains that could lead to rising water levels in the Onkaparinga River.
ADELAIDE WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Mostly sunny, Max 21 ⛅️
- Saturday: Sunny, 9-21 ☀️
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, 7-19 ⛅️
- Monday: Mostly sunny, 8-21 ⛅️
- Tuesday: Showers increasing, 12-22 ☔️
- Wednesday: Possible shower, 12-16 🌧️
- Thursday: Shower or two, 11-18 ☔️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Perth city slickers are looking at a weekend filled with sunshine and a comfy top of 25C on Sunday.
However, the working week is set to be off to a miserable start as a shower or two bringing up to 2mm of rain will hit the State’s capital on Monday, then clearing before a wet Thursday.
Much like the rest of the country, a wind warning is in place for people on the Esperance Coast on Friday.
The sun’s return comes after residents in the State’s Central Wheatbelt were pummelled by a bout of heavy rainfall on Thursday night.
“A low pressure system developing about the Central Wheat Belt is producing a rainband with isolated embedded heavy showers and thunderstorms over parts of the South East Coastal,” BoM said on Thursday.
PERTH WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Mostly sunny, Max 21 ⛅️
- Saturday: Partly cloudy, 8-22 ⛅️
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, 10-25 ⛅️
- Monday: Shower or two, 12-22 ☔️
- Tuesday: Partly cloudy, 10-20 ⛅️
- Wednesday: Cloudy, 9-19 ☁️
- Thursday: Possible shower, 9-20 🌧️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
TASMANIA
Tassie’s capital of Hobart is looking at a mixed bag of rain and shine, starting off with a grey Friday.
The sun will stay hidden, but is expected to make a return in time for the weekend and into Monday.
Tuesday is forecast to bring up to 7mm of rain to the capital, with a shower or two expected on Tuesday.
Strong winds are set to batter the South East coast, South West coast and Lower East coast on Friday and South East coast, South West coast, Central North coast and Lower East coast on Saturday.
HOBART WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Partly cloudy, Max 15 ⛅️
- Saturday: Partly cloudy, 9-17 ⛅️
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, 10-18 ⛅️
- Monday: Partly cloudy, 7-18 ⛅️
- Tuesday: Showers increasing, 7-19 ☔️
- Wednesday: Shower or two, 9-15 ☔️
- Thursday: Showers, 11-17 ☔️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Darwin might just be the place to be this winter as the NT capital is positioned to cop a straight run of sun with temperatures sitting around the 34C mark all week.
After a balmy outlook over six days, there is a slight chance of a shower on Wednesday morning.
DARWIN WEATHER FORECAST
- Friday: Sunny, Max 34 ☀️
- Saturday: Sunny, 22-35 ☀️
- Sunday: Sunny, 23-34 ☀️
- Monday: Sunny, 22-34 ☀️
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, 22-34 ⛅️
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, 22-33 ⛅️
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, 22-33 ⛅️
Forecast sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.
