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Sky News AU
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Sky News AU
Perth braces for a wet weekend as Queensland prepares to grapple with a 3000km rain band stretching across the state
Australia is bracing for a wet weekend, with Perth particularly in the firing line as a low-pressure trough threatens to smash Western Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology has already issued a marine wind warning for the Esperance Coast as well as the coast along Geraldton on Saturday. A cold front will then strike the West Australian capital on Sunday, bringing temperatures to 18 degrees - with the chance of showers easing across Sunday and Monday. Perth is not the only city ready for a wet weekend, with showers expected in Sydney and a 3000km rain band bearing down on Queensland. In Queensland, the 3000km band of rain will cover a large area of the Sunshine State, moderating temperatures to a low of 13 and a high of 19. Across the capital cities tomorrow, Darwin will start the day with a low of 21 and a high of 33. Sydney will mix showers with sunny spells, with a cool start to the day at 12 degrees before rising to 17 as the day goes on. Conditions will be the same on Sunday for people attending the City2Surf run with scattered showers and lows of 11 and highs of 17. Canberra will struggle through lows of 0 with a chance of morning frost, and a high of 15 degrees, And Melbourne will see a partly cloudy day with lows of 4 and highs of 17. Residents of Hobart will start the day with a cloudy start and lows of 7 with sunny spells and highs of 14, with Adelaide seeing highs of 16 and scattered showers throughout the course of the day. Sky News Weather Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the place to watch at the weekend was Perth, with the WA capital facing another wet weekend. "Perth is experiencing its 6th wet weekend in a row - this one is likely to be one of the wetter ones too," he said
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
‘Change plans': Grim weekend weather outlook
A forecaster has suggested millions on Australia's east coast might choose to 'change plans' over the weekend as sodden conditions are set to hit. But it could be even wetter in the west. The cause is a 3000km long band of cloud streaking across Australia from the country's northwest. It's bringing humid air from the Indian Ocean and that's meeting a coastal low pressure system sitting off the Queensland coast. As those two systems churn up together, it's a recipe for heavy rain. In New South Wales and Queensland, the downpours will start to build earlier on Friday. Dubbo could see showers as could Moree and Narrabri among others. Across the border, Friday could be wet from St George to Roma and Emerald. 'Thinking of changing plans' Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said it wouldn't be as wet in Sydney as the recent five-day stretch of rain for the city. 'But it does look like most of Sydney will see 50 millimetres, primarily from Friday to Monday with a series of showers,' Mr Sharpe said. 'I'm already thinking of changing my plans because of the forecast and I'm sure many other people are as well'. Up to 15mm of rain could fall on Sydney on Friday, mostly likely in the evening. Saturday is looking like the wettest day with up to 20mm falling and then up to another 10mm on Sunday morning. That could affect the City2Surf race on Sunday. Temperatures will reach highs of 17C and lows of 12C in the Harbour City. Newcastle and Wollongong could see as much as 30mm of rain over Saturday and Sunday. Further south it's likely to be drier. Canberra and Wagga will even see some sun peeking through. Wet in Queensland Brisbane could get up to 6mm of rain on Friday but Saturday will be the soggiest with 2-15mm possible. Sunday should only see light showers. Temperatures will push to 20C or above. It could get messy north of Brisbane however. Rain will increase in Bundaberg on Friday later in the afternoon. Then between 10-45mm could descend on Saturday. Hervey Bay could see 50mm in the gauge on Saturday. Dry in Townsville and Cairns with highs on Saturday of 27C and 29C respectively. Perth to be stormy and soggy On the other side of the nation, clouds rolling in off the Indian Ocean could bring heavy falls and storms to Perth. Showers will increase on Friday after a sunny morning. There is the possibility of a thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening with 1-7mm of precipitation. But the real drenching could be on Saturday with a possible thunderstorm and 15-40mm coming down in the city. It will ease off on Sunday with some sunshine and up to 9mm of rain. Highs will be around 20C with 10C lows in the WA capital this weekend. Albany is forecast to receive up to 10mm on both Saturday and Sunday. Broome should expect sunny days and 30C highs. Dry for many other parts of Australia It's looking a whole lot drier elsewhere. Melbourne should expect a sunny, partly cloudy weekend with no rain and highs of 17C. But overnight it could drop as low as 3C. Cloudy and grey over the Bass Strait in Hobart on Saturday with a 14C high and 7C low. Sunday could be a touch warmer with some sun. A partly cloudy Friday in Adelaide will give way to the possibility of a light shower on Saturday and then dry again on Sunday. A high of 16C on Saturday and then almost 20C on Sunday with morning lows of about 10C. Dry and sunny in Darwin reaching 33C this weekend.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
Massive rain band snakes across the continent, brings rain to millions
A massive rain band stretching from the Australian interior all the way to the Indian Ocean is crawling towards the east coast, and is expected to bring showers to large parts of Queensland and New South Wales as it rolls its way into the Pacific Ocean. The rain band, which is currently visible on satellite imagery, appeared longer than the Australian continent on Wednesday afternoon. Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Sydney would be settling in for 'colder, wet weather' for the next couple of days. The thickest point of the band has broken off and grown significantly as the tail dissipates, and is expected to carry plenty of rain as it moves towards the Pacific. 'It doesn't look as wet as what we saw over that five-day stretch where most of Sydney saw more than 100mm of rain, but it does look like most of Sydney will see 50mm primarily from Friday to Monday with a series of showers,' he said. 'I'm already thinking of changing my plans (on Saturday) because of the forecast, and I'm sure many other people are as well.' Mr Sharpe said Sydney wouldn't be dealing with the wet weather in isolation, with large parts of the NSW coastline expecting 'plenty of showers through the weekend'. 'Inland parts of NSW will also get a little bit of wet weather, most likely on Friday,' Mr Sharpe said. Mr Sharpe said Queenslanders can also expect to endure a deluge, with rain 'picking up (on) Friday across the state'. Sydney's forecast for Thursday is a minimum of 11C with a max of 17C and early showers. Melbourne can expect a cool minimum of 5C and a max of 14C with a 10 per cent chance of showers. Brisbane is expecting a tidy 13C minimum with a warm max temp of 23C and a 20 per cent chance of rain. Perth will miss the rain, with a minimum temp of 7C, a max of 21C and dry conditions throughout the day. Adelaide is expecting a minimum of 7C, a max of 16C and a slight chance of rain, roughly 10 per cent. Canberra will endure a chilly low of 0C, and the day will level out with a max of 14C and dry conditions. Hobart is expecting a minimum temp of 5C and a max of 14C with a 20 per cent chance of rain.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Climate
- Perth Now
Massive rain band to belt millions
A massive rain band stretching from the Australian interior all the way to the Indian Ocean is crawling towards the east coast, and is expected to bring showers to large parts of Queensland and New South Wales as it rolls its way into the Pacific Ocean. Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Sydney would be settling in for 'colder, wet weather' for the next couple of days. The rain band is thousands of kilometres in length and stretches from Australia's eastern states, all the way out into the Indian Ocean. BOM Credit: Supplied 'It doesn't look as wet as what we saw over that five-day stretch where most of Sydney saw more than 10mm of rain, but it does look like most of Sydney will see 50mm primarily from Friday to Monday with a series of showers,' he said. 'I'm already thinking of changing my plans (on Saturday) because of the forecast, and I'm sure many other people are as well.' Mr Sharpe said Sydney wouldn't be dealing with the wet weather in isolation, with large parts of the NSW coastline expecting 'plenty of showers through the weekend'. 'Inland parts of NSW will also get a little bit of wet weather, most likely on Friday,' Mr Sharpe said. Mr Sharpe said Queenslanders can also expect to endure a deluge, with rain 'picking up (on) Friday across the state'. Sydney's forecast for Thursday is a minimum of 11C with a max of 17C and early showers. Melbourne can expect a cool minimum of 5C and a max of 14C with a 10 per cent chance of showers. Brisbane is expecting a tidy 13C minimum with a warm max temp of 23C and a 20 per cent chance of rain. Perth will miss the rain, with a minimum temp of 7C, a max of 21C and dry conditions throughout the day. Adelaide is expecting a minimum of 7C, a max of 16C and a slight chance of rain, roughly 10 per cent. Canberra will endure a chilly low of 0C, and the day will level out with a max of 14C and dry conditions. Hobart is expecting a minimum temp of 5C and a max of 14C with a 20 per cent chance of rain.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Massive rain band to belt millions
A massive rain band stretching from the Australian interior all the way to the Indian Ocean is crawling towards the east coast, and is expected to bring showers to large parts of Queensland and New South Wales as it rolls its way into the Pacific Ocean. Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Sydney would be settling in for 'colder, wet weather' for the next couple of days. 'It doesn't look as wet as what we saw over that five-day stretch where most of Sydney saw more than 10mm of rain, but it does look like most of Sydney will see 50mm primarily from Friday to Monday with a series of showers,' he said. 'I'm already thinking of changing my plans (on Saturday) because of the forecast, and I'm sure many other people are as well.' Mr Sharpe said Sydney wouldn't be dealing with the wet weather in isolation, with large parts of the NSW coastline expecting 'plenty of showers through the weekend'. 'Inland parts of NSW will also get a little bit of wet weather, most likely on Friday,' Mr Sharpe said. Mr Sharpe said Queenslanders can also expect to endure a deluge, with rain 'picking up (on) Friday across the state'. Sydney's forecast for Thursday is a minimum of 11C with a max of 17C and early showers. Melbourne can expect a cool minimum of 5C and a max of 14C with a 10 per cent chance of showers. Brisbane is expecting a tidy 13C minimum with a warm max temp of 23C and a 20 per cent chance of rain. Perth will miss the rain, with a minimum temp of 7C, a max of 21C and dry conditions throughout the day. Adelaide is expecting a minimum of 7C, a max of 16C and a slight chance of rain, roughly 10 per cent. Canberra will endure a chilly low of 0C, and the day will level out with a max of 14C and dry conditions. Hobart is expecting a minimum temp of 5C and a max of 14C with a 20 per cent chance of rain.
