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News.com.au
41 minutes ago
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- News.com.au
Millions in firing line as enormous cold front smashes almost every state
Millions of residents are set to be soaked this week, as a cold front settles across almost every state in the country. The cold front is sweeping across the southeastern coast of Australia, with heavy rain, destructive winds, snow and hail threatening to smash South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and parts of NSW. This is after a cold front passed over Western Australia on Monday, bringing wet weather, chilly temperatures and damaging winds. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Angus Hines said winds would move from South Australia from Tuesday afternoon and head towards the east, picking up speeds of up to 80km/h in parts of Victoria and 110km/h in Tasmania. 'We actually saw one particularly strong wind gust at Mount Hotham in Victoria of 150km/h (overnight), which is really quite strong' Mr Hines said. He said the extreme wind speeds at Mt Hotham were 'a bit of an outlier', but it could indicate the 'strength of those very high-end gusts that are possible today'. A severe weather waning has been issued for Victoria's Great Dividing Range, as a strong northerly flow triggers destructive winds across northern Melbourne's northern suburbs, the Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenong Ranges, the Otway ranges and the surf coast. Locations possibly affected include Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Daylesford, Falls Creek, Tullamarine, Yarra Glen, Sorrento, the Dandenong Ranges, Mt Baw Baw and Kyneton. 'We could see more gusts of 90, 100, 120 kilometres an hour, (with the) potential for some branches and trees down, property damage, power outages, that kind of thing,' he said. The wild weather will also hit much of northwestern Tasmania too. The bureau issued a severe weather warning issued for the North-West Coast, Western, Central Plateau, Central North and Midlands districts, with gusts expected to reach in excess of 110km/h. Locations that may be affected by the damaging wind gusts include Devonport, Burnie, Strahan, Smithton, Oatlands and Bothwell. The wind is also 'sneaking across the state border into the Snowy Mountains of NSW', Mr Hines told NewsWire. 'So lots of damaging wind warnings for today,' he said. Aside from the destructive winds, Mr Hines said residents could also expect to see 'a little bit of snow' and 'a little hail' but clarified the conditions wouldn't be 'too significant'. The bureau also warned of plummeting temperatures. '(We can expect) some chillier temperatures as well spreading across the country, sort of behind the system in the wake of it as it moves through,' he said. 'July often our coldest month, so even if we see temperatures of two or three degrees below average at this time of year, that's a pretty cold day, particularly across the southern parts of the country.' The icy conditions are expected to continue, with a second cold front forecast to hit Western Australia on Wednesday, starting in Perth and spreading across to Sydney by the weekend, bringing another cold snap and plenty of wet weather with it. '(The second cold front) will follow that very typical pattern that we see a lot of these weather systems do,' Mr Hines said. 'Starting off in Perth in the west and then making its way across the southeast and then getting across to Sydney.' He said it would take 'a few days' for the front to move east but cautioned it contained 'a lot more tropical moisture' than the first cold front, meaning residents are set to be soaked. 'This next weather system coming in a few days' time is going to bring more extensive and heavier rain as it crosses over the country,' Mr Hines said. The rain will likely blanket almost every state and territory in the country, including Western Australia, 'almost all' of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, NSW and 'even the majority' of Queensland. 'The falls aren't going to be sort of absolutely massive but really a solid dose of rain for a lot of people in the country,' he said. On Tuesday, Brisbane residents can expect a partly cloudy day with a medium chance of showers and top of 22C. It will also be partly cloudy for Sydney, with a chance of showers in the evening and a maximum temperature of 20C. Canberra will cop cloudy skies and a high chance of showers, with a top of 16C. Melbourne residents can expect a very high chance of showers and damaging winds, with a top of 16C. It will be similar in Hobart on Tuesday, with high chance of showers in the afternoon and evening and a top of 17C. In Adelaide, residents can expect lots of showers and a small chance of hail, with strong winds and a maximum temperature of 13C.
CBS News
a day ago
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- CBS News
Scattered rain sweeps through Maryland tonight and early Monday
Hot and humid weather is widespread across Maryland Sunday afternoon. Temperatures are peaking in the upper 80s and lower 90s across central Maryland. Humidity is making it feel even hotter. It'll feel as hot as 100° in many neighborhoods before 7 p.m. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are bubbling up in the afternoon heat. While nowhere near as stormy across the state as it was Saturday evening, a few showers and storms remain possible through sunset. Rain will be briefly heavy in a few spots. Remember, "when thunder roars, move indoors." A front approaches Maryland tonight. Scattered rain showers are forecast to move in from the west. Scattered wet weather will linger into Monday morning. A cold front will sweep through the region early Monday, bringing an end to the oppressive humidity. The front will come with scattered rain showers early Monday; generally before 10 a.m. The front will usher in a stretch of pleasant, dry weather starting Monday afternoon. Monday's highs will be in the mid-80s, under mostly sunny skies. Overnight temperatures drop back into the 60s across central Maryland early Tuesday morning. The calm weather continues Tuesday with ample sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the 80s. Conditions will turn more humid on Wednesday as highs rise into the mid to upper 80s. By Thursday and Friday, heat and humidity will return. Scattered afternoon storms are likely each day. Highs on Thursday will top out around 90, while Friday could see highs in the mid-90s with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees once again.
CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Sunday is a comfortable start to the week before sweltering heat returns to Pittsburgh area
Last night into this morning's thunderstorm complex did not fully materialize as well as previously anticipated. Some mid-level dry air likely played a role in keeping activity less widespread. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather Photos Still, there are some scattered showers moving across our area this morning, along with a few isolated storms into northern portions of West Virginia. All of Western Pennsylvania remains within a very warm and humid air mass and will continue to do so through the early to late evening hours of Sunday. A cold front will be moving in from the northwest and enter our northwest counties around 2 p.m., Pittsburgh metro by 6-7 p.m., and Northern West Virginia by 3-4 a.m. Monday. Some additional isolated to widely scattered storms are expected with the front as it progresses southeast this afternoon and early evening. While the front will be moving from northwest to southeast, any thunderstorm cells will move from west to east and should move quickly enough to preclude a flash flood threat. Coverage will overall be limited as well since winds along the front will not be converging strongly. Areas from the Pittsburgh metro and points south and west have the highest chance of rain. Drier and cooler air will filter in Monday morning, leading to a gradual decrease in clouds. Morning lows on Monday and Tuesday will be refreshing, with most of our area in the upper 50s to low 60s and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, which is closer to normal for this time of year. This brief break in the excessively humid and hot conditions will be very short-lived as winds begin to flip around to the southwest by Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures will respond by warming into the upper 80s to near 90 for highs on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will likely both exceed 90 degrees for air temperatures as a strong upper-level high migrates east to our region and low-level winds transport hot air into Western Pennsylvania from states to the southwest. Evaporation of moisture from soils and trees should help keep air temperatures only in the low 90s, but this added moisture will make for dangerous heat indices near 100 degrees Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening. The high levels of moisture will keep air temperatures from dropping much at night, with lows in the low to mid 70s, especially in the core of the urban heat island of Pittsburgh. It is likely that the National Weather Service Pittsburgh Office will issue a Heat Advisory to account for this potential. The upper high or heat dome will begin to weaken by Friday and allow a couple of weak disturbances to slip in, leading to storm chances by late Friday and Saturday. Given the amounts of heat and moisture that will be in place, there will be plenty of instability to possibly support a severe storm potential as well. Stay up to date with the KDKA Mobile App – which you can download here!
News.com.au
3 days ago
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- News.com.au
South Australia warned as cold front develops
Australians living in the nation's south are being warning to brace for chilly conditions through the weekend as a cold front develops off the Great Australian Bight. The Bureau of Metereology's Angus Hines said Tasmania 'will certainly cop the brunt of that weather system' on Saturday with a 'glancing blow' for parts of South Australia and Victoria. The BOM has issued a weather warning for strong winds for people in King Island, Furneaux Islands, Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands Forecast Districts. Residents in Hobart will see a high of 14C but the temperature will feel much lower due to strong winds and rains sweeping across the state over the course of the day. Into Sunday, however, those in Western Australia's south and around Perth are expected to be hit with the most severe conditions as the system develops. 'This cold front is going to bring a lot of wind, really strong windy conditions, a solid band of rain and the potential for thunderstorms, and I think there's quite a high chance we'll see some severe weather warnings get issued as we get a little bit closer to this front arriving,' Mr Hines said. 'If you're in Perth or surrounding areas keep your eye on the severe weather tab on the BOM website through the course of the weekend to see what could happen.' A strong wind warning was issued for parts of South Australia including the Lower West Coast, Central Coast, South Central Coast, Investigator Strait and Upper South East Coast. Sheep graziers in the were also warned that cold temperatures, showers and northerly winds are expected during Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Upper South East forecast district. With a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions. Mr Hines said away from the south west Sunday is likely to be 'another fairly settled day for the remainder of the country'. Weekend weather across the country Clear skies are expected along the east coast from northern Queensland down to Victoria, despite chilly and frosty starts to the morning. In the capital cities Canberra will experience a freezing start, dipping to -5C, before a partly cloudy day helps temperatures climb to a mild 15C. Darwin will remain warm and sunny, with a low of 19C and a high of 31C. Brisbane will see similar conditions, reaching a high of 22C after a low of 11C. Sydney will start off cold at 8°C but gradually warm to a pleasant 19C. Melbourne residents should bundle up, with a chilly low of 6C and a top of just 15C. Adelaide will experience comparable conditions, ranging from a low of 9C to a high of 16C.
CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
Storm chances and humidity return this weekend across Maryland
A warm and unsettled weekend is on tap for the region, but a refreshing change in the weather pattern is expected early next week as a cold front ushers in cooler, drier air. Storm Chances This Weekend Skies will remain mostly cloudy Friday night with a chance for showers and thunderstorms developing overnight. Temperatures will remain mild, with lows dipping into the low 70s. Saturday will bring another chance for showers and storms, especially during the afternoon hours. Daytime highs will climb into the low to mid-80s, and humidity will steadily increase into Saturday night as temperatures hold in the mid-70s. Hot and Humid Sunday Sunday will feel more like midsummer, with hot and humid conditions settling over the area. Scattered showers and storms are again possible, primarily in the afternoon. High temperatures will rise into the low 90s, with heat index values approaching 100 degrees. Cooler, Drier Air Arrives Monday A cold front will sweep through the region early Monday, bringing an end to the oppressive humidity. The front will usher in a stretch of pleasant, dry weather. Monday's highs will be in the mid-80s under mostly sunny skies, and overnight lows will drop into the mid-60s. Comfortable Midweek, More Humid Late Week The calm weather continues Tuesday with ample sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the 80s. Conditions will turn more humid on Wednesday as highs rise into the mid to upper 80s. By Thursday and Friday, heat and humidity will return. Scattered afternoon storms are likely each day. Highs on Thursday will top out around 90, while Friday could see highs in the mid-90s with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees once again.
