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The Australian
12-07-2025
- Climate
- The Australian
Australians brace for wild weather
Australia is bracing for another blast of wild winter weather, with back-to-back cold fronts set to unleash wind, rain, hail and even snow across the country this weekend. The stronger of the two systems is set to hit Western Australia on Saturday before sweeping through the southeast. Perth can expect showers and gusty winds from Saturday, with about 10–20mm of rain and isolated storms likely, before the front moves towards Adelaide. A separate weather system is expected to impact Western Australia. Picture supplied While the second front is less powerful, it is tipped to bring wet and wild weather to the eastern states, including thunderstorms and hail. As it sweeps east, another cold blast is expected to hit the southeast, bringing cold, wet, and windy conditions. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the second cold front will cross the Bight on Saturday night into Sunday morning, dropping temperatures in southeastern Australia by the afternoon and evening. 'While not a strong cold front, this system will still bring a burst of wind and rain to parts of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, southern New South Wales and the ACT on Sunday,' Mr Domensino said. 'Elevated areas of southeastern Australia will get particularly windy and could see severe weather warnings being issued for damaging winds.' Senior BOM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury warns the system could bring isolated thunderstorms to some parts of the country. 'We are expecting to see a cold front approaching and then moving through the south eastern states,' Ms Bradbury said. 'Now it is likely to bring showers to parts of Victoria, Tasmania and South East South Australia with the chance of isolated thunderstorms or patches of small hail mainly around the coasts.' A cold snap is set to hit the southern part of Australia: Picture Weatherzone With the second system, Australians could see showers in the afternoon and evening, with a 'good chance' of wet weather hitting Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, and possibly Canberra. 'Once the cold air and moisture associated with this system reach the Australian Alps, we should see about 5 to 10 cm of fresh snow falling between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning,' Mr Domensino said. Despite the weather warning, Ms Bradbury says it is unlikely to be as severe as the winds that swept through last week. The two fronts follow a polar air blast that marched across Australia, with wild winds continuing to batter the nation over the past week. Wind speeds topped 110km/h in a coastal area of NSW, while warnings remain in place throughout the state. Read related topics: Weather
News.com.au
12-07-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Brutal cold snap and thunderstorms set to sweep Australia
Australia is bracing for another blast of wild winter weather, with back-to-back cold fronts set to unleash wind, rain, hail and even snow across the country this weekend. The stronger of the two systems is set to hit Western Australia on Saturday before sweeping through the southeast. Perth can expect showers and gusty winds from Saturday, with about 10–20mm of rain and isolated storms likely, before the front moves towards Adelaide. While the second front is less powerful, it is tipped to bring wet and wild weather to the eastern states, including thunderstorms and hail. As it sweeps east, another cold blast is expected to hit the southeast, bringing cold, wet, and windy conditions. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the second cold front will cross the Bight on Saturday night into Sunday morning, dropping temperatures in southeastern Australia by the afternoon and evening. 'While not a strong cold front, this system will still bring a burst of wind and rain to parts of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, southern New South Wales and the ACT on Sunday,' Mr Domensino said. 'Elevated areas of southeastern Australia will get particularly windy and could see severe weather warnings being issued for damaging winds.' Senior BOM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury warns the system could bring isolated thunderstorms to some parts of the country. 'We are expecting to see a cold front approaching and then moving through the south eastern states,' Ms Bradbury said. 'Now it is likely to bring showers to parts of Victoria, Tasmania and South East South Australia with the chance of isolated thunderstorms or patches of small hail mainly around the coasts.' With the second system, Australians could see showers in the afternoon and evening, with a 'good chance' of wet weather hitting Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, and possibly Canberra. 'Once the cold air and moisture associated with this system reach the Australian Alps, we should see about 5 to 10 cm of fresh snow falling between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning,' Mr Domensino said. Despite the weather warning, Ms Bradbury says it is unlikely to be as severe as the winds that swept through last week. The two fronts follow a polar air blast that marched across Australia, with wild winds continuing to batter the nation over the past week. Wind speeds topped 110km/h in a coastal area of NSW, while warnings remain in place throughout the state.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Millions brace for brutal cold fronts
Australia is bracing for another blast of wild winter weather, with back-to-back cold fronts set to unleash wind, rain, hail and even snow across the country this weekend. The stronger of the two systems is set to hit Western Australia on Saturday before sweeping through the southeast. Perth can expect showers and gusty winds from Saturday, with about 10–20mm of rain and isolated storms likely, before the front moves towards Adelaide. While the second front is less powerful, it is tipped to bring wet and wild weather to the eastern states, including thunderstorms and hail. As it sweeps east, another cold blast is expected to hit the southeast, bringing cold, wet, and windy conditions. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the second cold front will cross the Bight on Saturday night into Sunday morning, dropping temperatures in southeastern Australia by the afternoon and evening. 'While not a strong cold front, this system will still bring a burst of wind and rain to parts of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, southern New South Wales and the ACT on Sunday,' Mr Domensino said. 'Elevated areas of southeastern Australia will get particularly windy and could see severe weather warnings being issued for damaging winds.' Senior BOM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury warns the system could bring isolated thunderstorms to some parts of the country. 'We are expecting to see a cold front approaching and then moving through the south eastern states,' Ms Bradbury said. 'Now it is likely to bring showers to parts of Victoria, Tasmania and South East South Australia with the chance of isolated thunderstorms or patches of small hail mainly around the coasts.' With the second system, Australians could see showers in the afternoon and evening, with a 'good chance' of wet weather hitting Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, and possibly Canberra. 'Once the cold air and moisture associated with this system reach the Australian Alps, we should see about 5 to 10 cm of fresh snow falling between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning,' Mr Domensino said. Despite the weather warning, Ms Bradbury says it is unlikely to be as severe as the winds that swept through last week. The two fronts follow a polar air blast that marched across Australia, with wild winds continuing to batter the nation over the past week. Wind speeds topped 110km/h in a coastal area of NSW, while warnings remain in place throughout the state.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weather: Freezing polar blast sparks weather warnings in five states and territories
Millions of Aussies in five states will be blasted with rain, damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow as a cold front wreaks havoc across the country. A wet weather system tracking across New South Wales and Victoria will bring powerful wind gusts and rain with warnings issued across multiple states. The poor weather is fuelled by a complex low-pressure system which moved from the west coast to the southeastern states earlier this week. That system will also be the driving force behind a 'large pool of cold polar air moving northwards from the Southern Ocean' across the southeast, Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino warned. 'This procession of cold fronts, along with the associated low pressure system, will cause damaging winds, showers and wintry temperatures across parts of SA, Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW on Wednesday,' he said. 'Severe weather warnings have been issued for damaging wind gusts in parts of all five states and territories.' Major cities included in that severe weather warning include Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, with winds up to 100km/h possible. Conditions are even worse in alpine regions, which could see gusts up to 120km/h and possible blizzard conditions. A severe weather warning has been issued for large parts of NSW and Victoria, including Sydney, due to strong winds (pictured, a severity map of winds on Wednesday evening) The heavy rain sweeping across the southeast is expected to fall as snow down to 500metres on Wednesday and 900metres on Thursday. 'This should deliver about 20cm to 30cm of fresh snow to the mainland ski resorts, making up for the snow that was melted by Monday night's pre-frontal rain,' Mr Domensino said. The worst of the low pressure system is forecast to be driven offshore by a high pressure system from Thursday. That high pressure system originated in the Great Australian Bight and is set to bring calm conditions to much of central and western parts of Australia from Wednesday. Sydney Thursday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of morning frost in the outer west. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 8. Max 17. Friday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 10. Max 18. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 9. Max 19. Melbourne Thursday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Min 7. Max 13. Friday: Cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Light winds. Min 6. Max 14. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost about the nearby hills. The chance of morning fog. Light winds. Min 5. Max 15. Brisbane Thursday: Sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn. Min 11. Max 20. Friday: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Min 10. Max 21. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds. Min 13. Max 21. Perth Thursday: Sunny. The chance of morning frost in the southeast. Light winds. Min 5. Max 20. Friday: Sunny. Light winds. Min 7. Max 21. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 7. Max 21. Adelaide Thursday: Cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 7. Max 15. Friday: Cloudy. Light winds. Min 7. Max 16. Saturday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning frost about the northern suburbs. Light winds. Min 5. Max 15. Hobart Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 4. Max 13. Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 6. Max 14. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Min 6. Max 15. Canberra Thursday: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Min -5. Max 10. Friday: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Light winds. Min -3. Max 13. Saturday: Areas of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds. Min -3. Max 14. Darwin Thursday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Min 22. Max 32. Friday: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 21. Max 31. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Min 22. Max 31.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weather: Urgent warning issued
Much of Australia's coast is in for a wet weekend that could develop into a 'powerful' weather system that will bring damaging winds and flooding to some areas. Rain has already set in for much of NSW, southern Queensland and part of Victoria. Up to 100mm of rain will soak some regions by Sunday, when a low pressure system will hit the NSW coast between Sydney and Port Macquarie. 'Intense rain and damaging winds will hit eastern NSW early next week, with flooding likely in some parts of the state,' Weatherzone's Ben Domensino said. Heavy rains, damaging winds and flash flooding could develop into early next week as temperatures plunge. 'The coastal low will be dragging the cold wind over the coast,' the Bureau of Meteorology's Edward Medlock said. He said the system would 'linger 'over the NSW coast for days. 'A big wad of cold air ends up sitting over the state, as that makes its approach to the coast and that low pressure starts developing over the ocean, it's going to become an extended period of prolonged rain.' He said there is an 'intensity aspect' related to the weather system. Bureau colleague Miriam Bradbury said the rain on Friday will be concentrated in south-east Queensland and pushing down into NSW. 'In Queensland is we are going to see a gradual easing trend through Saturday afternoon and Sunday in particular, with a much dryer end to the weekend. 'But is a different story for NSW where the wet weather is likely to continue into early next week with the new system on Sunday.' The Bureau said there could be widespread rainfall totals of 50 to 80mm over Monday. The Sydney, Hunter and Mid North Coastal regions are expected to bear the brunt of it. Gusty southerly winds will hit the coastal regions, he warned, as stronger winds buffer the ranges and by the end of next week much of NSW is expected to have been drenched. Sydney Friday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. Light winds. Min 15. Max 21. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the day, then becoming light during the evening. Min 13. Max 22. Sunday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Min 13. Max 19. Tuesday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds southerly 25 to 35 m/h turning southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h later. Wednesday: Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Min 14. Max 21. Brisbane Friday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Min 17. Max 25. Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Min 18. Max 26. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds. Min 16. Max 25. Monday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 15. Max 23. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 14. Max 22. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 13. Max 23. Melbourne Friday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. The chance of morning frost about the nearby hills. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day, then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 7. Max 19. Saturday: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending southerly during the day. Min 10. Max 15. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers about the inner and western suburbs, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of morning frost in the Yarra Valley. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Min 9. Max 15. Monday: Partly cloudy. Patches of morning frost in the northeast suburbs. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 7. Max 17. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost in the northeast suburbs. Slight chance of a shower. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly during the day. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 8. Max 19. Hobart Friday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Min 9. Max 17. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 kmh. Min 5/ Max 11. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Slight chance of a shower. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning. Min 2. Max 13. Monday: Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h. Min 5. Max 14. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Patches of morning frost in the east. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15. To 20 km/h during the day. Min 2. Max 14. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 4. Max 15. Adelaide Friday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 9. Max 19. Saturday: Cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the day, then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Min 9. Max 18. Sunday: Slight chance of an early shower. Sunny day. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the evening. Min 7. Max 17. Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Tuesday: Sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower later in the day. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting west to southwesterly during the day. Min 6. Max 19. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly during the day. Perth Friday: Sunny. Light winds. Min 11. Max 26. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly during the morning, then becoming light during the day. Min 11. Max 27. Sunday: Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 12. Max 27. Monday: Sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower later in the day. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting south to southwesterly during the day. Min 12. Max 25. Tuesday: Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly during the morning. Min 9. Max 22. Wednesday: Sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h turning northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 9. Max 23. Darwin Friday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning, then becoming light in the early afternoon. Min 22. Max 33. Saturday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning, then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 22. Max 33. Sunday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 22. Max 33. Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 21. Max 32. Tuesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 21. Max 33. Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 22. Max 32.
