Australia weather: Rain and chilly temperatures to sweep Western Australia, NSW and Victoria

Precipitation and cold temperatures are hitting parts of Australia as a massive cold front moves through the country

  • Cold front moves from west to east
  • Rain and cold weather to sweep the land

A series of cold fronts are expected to sweep Australia from west to east, bringing rain and cold temperatures across multiple states.

The band of cold weather will hit the southwest coast of Western Australia early Monday morning, before a larger second cold front will envelop the entire west coast on Tuesday afternoon.

Over the next week, minimum temperatures in Perth will struggle to creep past 20°C, with the mercury forecast dropping to 6°C on Monday and 8°C on Tuesday, Weatherzone reports.

A high chance of showers is predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday, with daily totals of up to 10 mm.

A series of cold fronts are expected to sweep Australia from west to east, bringing rain and cold temperatures across multiple states

The band of cold weather will hit the southwest coast of Western Australia early Monday morning before a larger second cold front will envelop the entire west coast on Tuesday afternoon

The cold fronts will bring ‘showers and gusts’ on Monday in the southern states of Australia, including Tasmania and southern Victoria.

However, onshore winds could allow rain to spread to Queensland and the north east coast of NSW, with the first rainfall in eastern NSW on Sunday afternoon.

Heavy rainfall is expected in the west and south of Tasmania for the next eight days.

An icy temperature range of 10°C to 16°C is forecast for Monday, before temperatures dip to 8°C and 14°C on Tuesday, with possible hail and westerly winds of up to 35 km/h.

Sydney’s Saturday reprieve from the winter chill was short-lived as showers hit the capital on Sunday afternoon, totaling 1-5mm.

A slight chance of rain is currently forecast for Sydney on Monday, with a high of 19C, rising to 21C on Tuesday, with minima between 9C and 11C.

A slight chance of rain is currently forecast for Sydney on Monday, with highs of 19C, rising to 21C on Tuesday, with minimums between 9C and 11C

In Victoria, large parts of the state will receive light showers of 1 to 10 mm from Tuesday

In Victoria, large parts of the state will receive light showers of 1 to 10 mm from Tuesday.

In Melbourne, temperatures will rise above 16C and drop to just 5C on Monday and 4C on Wednesday.

As of Sunday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology had issued large-scale frost warnings for Monday morning.

Areas affected include Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland, with temperatures expected to drop to -1C.

Queensland will also get rain from the same, with onshore winds bringing rain to parts of Queensland’s coast on Tuesday.

Most of the showers will be felt on the east coast of the state, with rainfall of up to 4mm possible for Brisbane on Tuesday.

Five-day forecast across Australia

PERTH

Sunday: Max 19C. Morning frost, sunny

Monday: Min 6C. Maximum 20C. Partly cloudy

Tuesday: Min 8C. Maximum 20C. Showers are increasing

Wednesday: Min 11C. Maximum 17C. showers

Thursday: Min 8C. Maximum 17C. Possible shower

ADELAIDE

Sunday: Max 15C. Mainly sunny

Monday: Min 5C. Maximum 16C. Sunny

Tuesday: Min 6C. Maximum 16C. Partly cloudy

Wednesday: Min 6C. Maximum 18C. Sunny

Thursday: Min 11C. Maximum 16C. showers

MELBOURNE

Sunday: Max 15C. Partly cloudy

Monday: Min 5C. Maximum 16C. Sunny

Tuesday: Min 7C. Maximum 15C. showers

Wednesday: Min 4C. Maximum 15C. Mainly sunny

Thursday: Min 9C. Maximum 14C. Showers are increasing

HOBART

Sunday: Max 15C. Partly cloudy, windy

Monday: Min 10C. Maximum 16C. Partly cloudy

Tuesday: Min 8C. Maximum 14C. showers

Wednesday: Min 5C. Maximum 13C. Partly cloudy

Thursday: Min 6C. Maximum 15C. showers

CANBERRA

Sunday: Max 15C. Morning frost, Partly cloudy

Monday: Min 1C. Maximum 15C. Clearing the clouds

Tuesday: Min 0C. Maximum 15C. Morning frost, partly cloudy

Wednesday: Min -3C. Maximum 13C. Morning frost, mostly sunny

Thursday: Min -2C. Maximum 13C. Morning frost, mostly sunny

SYDNEY

Sunday: Max 19C. Shower or two

Monday: Min 11C. Maximum 19C. Possible shower

Tuesday: Min 9C. Maximum 21C. Sunny

Wednesday: Min 9C. Maximum 17C. Partly cloudy

Thursday: Min 7C. Maximum 21C. Sunny

BRISBANE

Sunday: Max 24C. Partly cloudy

Monday: Min 12C. Maximum 21C. showers

Tuesday: Min 13C. Maximum 22C. showers

Wednesday: Min 11C. Maximum 23C. Sunny

Thursday: Min 11C. Maximum: 21C. Partly cloudy

DARWIN

Sunday: Max 33C. Mainly sunny

Monday: Min 21C. Maximum 33C. Sunny

Tuesday: Min 20C. Maximum 33C. Sunny

Wednesday: Min 21C. Maximum 33C. Sunny

Thursday: Min 21C. Maximum 33C. Sunny

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