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.
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