Melbourne, Sydney, Tasmania weather: Millions of Aussies urged to stay home as wild weather batters multiple states
Millions of Aussies have been urged to work from home and avoid unnecessary travel ahead of another week of destructive winds that is set to batter large swathes of the country.
A cold front will sweep through parts of South Australia and Tasmania on Sunday night while Victoria will be hit by damaging wind gusts of up to 130km/h until Monday morning, bringing dangerous surf conditions.
The east coast of NSW, including parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Hunter won’t be spared from the wild weather either, with wind gusts of up to 100m/h expected.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast that some parts of NSW could be hit by destructive wind gusts of up to 125km/h during the early parts of Monday.
Senior meteorologist Sarah Scully said the low pressure system will produce isolated showers for southern parts of Australia.
Ms Scully said the weather event may also create small hail and light levels of snow could also be possible.
‘It [[cold front will] scoot across out into the Tasman sea clearing during Monday with an easing of the showers gradually as [a] high pressure system moves in,’ she said.
‘There’s also a risk of locally destructive winds in excess of 125km/h about the west coast and central coast of Victoria, including the Bellarine Peninsula and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
The recent spate of wild weather has brought down trees and power lines and several backyard items were tossed away from homes in Victoria (pictured)
‘Also the north-eastern rangers of Victoria may also have the destructive winds as well as the north and west coast of Tasmania.
‘Those winds are expected to east from the west as the cold front tracks eastwards.
‘We’re forecasting (the cold front) to move through the Melbourne area somewhere from 2am to 4am.’
Ms Scully said the unsettled conditions has also produced powerful waves and high tides.
‘We’re expecting seas to peak tomorrow afternoon between 7 to 9 metres off the west coast of Victoria and Tasmania,’ she said.
The recent spate of wild weather has already brought down trees and power lines with backyard items tossed away from homes.
The latest weather alert promoted a warning from the State Emergency Service to tie down furniture and trampolines and ensure vehicles are parked well away from trees
‘We are going to see more severe weather across the state of Victoria including damaging and locally destructive winds and isolated thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow morning,’ Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent Nugent said.
‘It is likely that the destructive and damaging winds are going to result in a lot more trees down and houses without power, building damage, road closures and possibly impacts on the transport networks.’
A number of Victorian state and private schools informed parents on Sunday night that they will be closed on Monday,
Roofs and other structures were torn apart (pictured) as a result of the destructive winds that has affected several parts of Australia over recent weeks
Tasmania SES crews are preparing for flooding. Picture: Tasmania SES
Across the Bass Strait, parts of northern and western Tasmania could be hit by up to 50mm of rain on Monday.
Flood warnings have also been issued for several rivers with catchments nearing capacity.
Several communities were ordered to evacuate with a major flood emergency warning remains in place for the Derwent and Styx Rivers.
The evacuate now warning was issued for Derwent River from Meadowbank to Macquarie Plains and Styx River from Bushy Park to Macquarie Plains and surrounds on Sunday night.
Authorities warned that properties will become isolated or inundated with floodwaters in the the next 12 hours.
Property, livestock, equipment, and crops are also likely to be threatened by flood waters.
A cold front will sweep through parts of South Australia and Tasmania on Sunday night while Victoria will be hit by damaging wind gusts of up to 130km/h (pictured)
Sydney is tipped to reach a high of 25C on Monday while Melbourne will reach just tops of 14C on Monday before warming up to 20C by mid-week.
A top of of 33C is expected in Brisbane on Monday before temperatures drop back into the mid-20s, with Perth’s warmest day also appearing to be Monday with a top of 25C.
Adelaide is forecast to reach 25C on Wednesday and Thursday while Hobart is in for few cool days before warming up to 20C later in the week.
The Tasmanian capital will be hit by persistent isolated showers for much of the week.
Canberra is set to reach a high of 24C on Friday while in the Top End, Darwin is tipped to reach a scorching 36C on Wednesday.
Sydney
Monday: Sunny. Very windy. Min 16C Max 25C
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 10C Max 18C
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Min 10C Max 18C
Melbourne
Monday: Showers easing: Windy. Min 10C Max 14C
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 8C Max 17C
Wednesday: Becoming windy. Partly cloudy. Min 9C Max 20C
Brisbane
Monday: Sunny. Windy. Min 19C Max 33C
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 16C Max 25C
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Min 13C Max 23C
Perth
Monday: Sunny. Min 9C Max 25C
Tuesday: Shower or two. Min 12C Max 21C
Wednesday: Showers. Min 13C Max 20C
Adelaide
Monday: Possible early shower. Min 11C Max 17C
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 7C Max 20C
Wednesday: Possible shower developing. Min 12C Max 25C
Hobart
Monday: Showers easing. Windy. Min 6C Max 12C
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 7C Max 15C
Wednesday: Shower or two. Min 7C Max 19C
Sydney is expected to be mostly sunny despite a windy start to the week on Monday, with tops of 29C forecast on Friday
Canberra
Monday: Windy. Partly cloudy. Min 9C Max 14C
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 1C Max 16C
Wednesday: Early frost. Mostly sunny. Min 0C Max 19C
Darwin
Monday: Sunny. Min 23C Max 35C
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 23C Max 35C
Wednesday: Sunny. Min 23C Max 36C
Hobart will be hit by persistent isolated showers for most of the week while scattered rainfall is also expected for Melbourne and Adelaide (pictured people holding an umbrella on a rainy day)
