Australia will experience drizzly weather and unusually high temperatures this week , while wild surf conditions will impact some of the country’s top beaches.
Showers and cloudy conditions are forecast for all of Australia’s major cities on Monday.
A low-intensity heatwave is forecast to affect parts of western Western Australia and northern South Australia, as well as isolated pockets over the Cape York Peninsula, southwest Queensland and southern Northern Territory.
Showers and cloudy weather is forecast in all of Australia’s capital cities, including Sydney (pictured) on Monday
Sydney is set to see a windy start to the week, with large parts of New South Wales’ coastline under a hazardous surf warning.
Clouds over the city on Monday are set to partially clear as winds drop from a peak of 35km/h to 25km/ h in the early afternoon.
The rest of Sydney’s week is forecast to be similarly grey, with partially cloudy conditions through to Saturday.
Surfers have been warned of hazardous conditions on the Byron Coast, Coffs Coast, Macquarie Coast, Hunter Coast, Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast on Monday and Tuesday.
Weatherzone meteorologist Felix Levesque explained a low-pressure system in the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, will move into the Tasman Sea and increase wave activity in NSW and south-east Queensland.
‘The real energy behind this powerful low will quickly build over NSW from late Monday morning, reaching southeast Queensland by early Tuesday morning.
‘Long period groundswell reaching 14-16 seconds is expected for much of New South Wales, possibly stretching to 15-18 seconds further north, at the peak of this swell.
‘Coasts exposed directly to this energy will be treacherous with huge amounts of water and energy flowing into the coastline.’
Mr Levesque warned wave heights could reach up to 3.5m with ‘sudden, very large waves and powerful surges of water’ driving dangerous conditions.
‘The large swell will gradually ease on Tuesday, but the swell height should still be around 2m on Wednesday, with wave period slowly reducing to about 12-14 seconds into the middle of the week,’ he said.
‘Beach conditions will be deceiving until Wednesday or Thursday, as seemingly calm seas will be intermittently interrupted by large and powerful waves.’
A low intensity heatwave is forecast to affect parts of Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory (pictured, temperature map for midday Monday)
Melbourne
Partially cloudy skies over Melbourne are set to clear on Tuesday as the city’s high temperature jumps from 21C on Monday to 32C.
Wednesday is also looking hot with a top of 30C before temperatures slightly cool to a high of 25C on Thursday.
Severe fire conditions have eased in Victoria with just one western region, Bayindeen, remaining under an advice warning.
‘There may still be some localised fire activity and smoke,’ Vic Emergency said.
‘Aircraft continue to support firefighters to patrol and black out hot spots, further consolidating the edge of the fire line.
‘Heavy machinery and fire vehicles will still be operating within the burnt landscape.’
Brisbane
Brisbane is forecast to see a high chance of showers late Monday morning, with a chance of a thunderstorm.
Drizzly conditions are also forecast for Tuesday before partially clearing on Wednesday.
Temperatures in the city are expected to stay high, with maximums in the low 30Cs and high 20Cs, through the end of the week.
Following rainfall in the last month, several areas in Queensland remain under flood warnings.
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 marine 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 showers in morning with winds to reach up to 35km/h before easing to 25km/h in the evening.
Skies over the city will clear on Tuesday and Wednesday as high temperatures increase to the low 30Cs.
High temperatures in Sydney are expected to stay in the high 20Cs from Tuesday with a top of 29C on Wednesday
Strong wind warnings have been issued for Perth Local Waters, Ningaloo Coast, Gascoyne Coast, Geraldton Coast, Lancelin Coast and Perth Coast on Monday.
Meanwhile, flood warnings have been issued for several desert regions in the state’s east.
The Bureau warned isolated flooding could be possible in the Salt Lake, Nullabor District Rivers and Sandy Desert from Tuesday.
‘Heavy rain with showers and thunderstorms are forecast across the Flood Watch area from Monday,’ it said.
‘Significant river, creek and stream rises are likely with heavy rainfall, with flooding and overland inundation possible across parts of the Flood Watch area.
‘Many roads, and possibly primary and secondary highways may be affected. Some communities and homesteads may become 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 stay in the low 30C through the weekend ahead of a high of 37C expected on Saturday.
Tuesday is looking sunny before partially 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 state’s northeast.
‘Floodwaters may cut roads and access tracks, and in particular river crossings, impacting travel in the region,’ the Bureau said.
‘Floodwaters are expected to reach the Warburton River, downstream of Goyder Lagoon, in the next few weeks.’
Hobart
Cloudy conditions over Hobart on Monday are set to partially clear on Tuesday with only some cloud cover expected to remain through to the end of the week.
A strong wind warning has been issued for Storm Bay, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast on Monday.
Canberra
Partially cloudy skies over Canberra are forecast to clear for a sunny Tuesday and mostly sunny Wednesday.
Top temperatures in the city are expected to stay in the high 20Cs and low 30Cs through to the end of the week.
The city’s coldest temperature is forecast for Tuesday with a low of just 9C.
Darwin
Darwin is still in the thick of its wet season.
Showers with the possibility of thunderstorms is forecast through to the end of the week alongside maximum temperatures in the low 30Cs.
A flood warning has been issued for the Tanami Desert, Western Barkly and central desert areas.
Brisbane is forecast to see a high chance of showers in late Monday morning with a chance of a thunderstorm
‘North to northeast winds brought showers, heavy rainfall, and storms across the Northern Territory during the weekend,’ the Bureau said.
‘The Flood Watch area is largely ungauged, however, it is expected that rainfall totals up to 100mm have fallen in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday.
‘Many roads, and possibly primary and secondary highways may be affected. Some communities and homesteads may become isolated.’
