Millions of Australians warned to prepare for severe and ‘damaging’ weather system to smash the country
Intense storms are coming for one Aussie state while others regions are bracing for heatwaves this weekend.
Severe storm forecasts have been predicted for various parts of NSW beginning Friday when intense thunderstorms are likely to hit.
Damaging 90km per hour winds, large hail and heavy rain are all expected to hit the state as a low pressure system sweeps across NSW.
Thunderstorms are likely across central eastern, northeastern areas and across parts of the Central West, northern Illawarra, Sydney, Hunter and Mid North Coast.
This cold front is expected to start Friday afternoon and thunderstorms may continue into the late evening or even overnight.
Ben Domensino from WeatherZone said an outbreak of thunderstorms was inevitable for the region.
‘An upper-level trough passing over southeastern Australia on Friday will also help to destabilise the atmosphere, resulting in an outbreak of thunderstorms across central and northeastern parts of the state,’ he said.
‘A few isolated showers and storms will develop over the state’s south and west early on Friday. However, the day’s main thunderstorm activity will build over central NSW from the late morning and early afternoon, including Sydney, before spreading into the state’s northeast in the afternoon and evening.’
An extremely damaging storm is predicted to hit parts of NSW over the weekend
Thunderstorms and giant hail have been predicted in the region
Millions of others will swelter over the weekend as a scorching heatwave grips large parts of the country, with temperatures in South Australia tipped to reach 45C.
A mass of hot air currently expanding over Western Australia is expected to spread across the south of the country this weekend.
Temperatures in WA’s north have already reached the low forties, with Mardie in the Pilbara reaching 43.5C on Monday and Tuesday – 8C above average.
A more intensive round of heat will then crawl across central and southern Australia over the weekend, bringing heatwave conditions to millions.
Forecasters expect temperatures to reach up to 44C or 45C in SA on Sunday.
Terrifying weather maps show swirling dark red and pinks over a large portion of the country, signifying high temperatures up to the mid-forties.
Those high temperatures are inching close to previous records for this time of year.
The highest-recorded temperature in SA during October was 45.4C at Oodnadatta in 1995, which means this weekend’s forecasts could beat it.
Millions of Aussies will sweat through temperatures of up to 45C this weekend (Bondi Beach)
The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia in October was 46.9C at Port Hedland in 2002.
The last two times anywhere in Australia reached 45C this early in October were in 2014 and 2004, Weatherzone reported.
Meanwhile, Sydney’s daytime temperatures in October so far have been so high ‘would be above average in January, at the height of summer’.
This included an average of 27.2C, noticeably higher than the long-term monthly average of 22.2C.
As a result, Sydney could record its hottest October in the city’s history this year.
Sydney
Friday: Min. 20 Max. 32 Mostly sunny morning. High chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Saturday: Min. 16 Max. 23 Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming easterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Sunday: Min. 16 Max. 26 Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northerly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northeasterly during the afternoon.
An alarming map shared large parts of Australia projected for temperatures will into the forties over the upcoming weekend, indicated by the red and pink (pictured)
Melbourne
Friday: Min. 13 Max. 19 Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northerly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northeasterly during the afternoon.
Saturday: Min. 10 Max. 20 Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast suburbs in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Sunday: Min. 14 Max. 28 Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 35 to 55 km/h.
Brisbane
Friday: Min. 16 Max. 28 Sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Saturday: Min. 17 Max. 31 Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.
Sunday: Min. 19 Max. 27 Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending easterly during the day then becoming light during the evening.
Large parts of the Australian outback are forecast to experience high temperatures (stock)
Adelaide
Friday: Min. 13 Max. 21 Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly in the morning then becoming light in the evening.
Saturday: Min. 10 Max. 28 Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Sunday: Min. 21 Max. 31 Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Perth
Friday: Min. 12 Max. 29 Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day.
Saturday: Min. 16 Max. 22 Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.
Sunday: Min. 13 Max. 19 Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon.
Darwin
Friday: Min. 26 Max. 36 Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday: Min. 27 Max. 37 Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday: Min. 27 Max. 36 Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
The highest temperature recorded in Australia during October was 46.9°C in 2002 (stock)
Canberra
Friday: Min. 11 Max. 27 Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Saturday: Min. 7 Max. 24 Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then shifting easterly during the evening.
Sunday: Min. 7 Max. 27 Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening.
Hobart
Friday: Min. 9 Max. 16 Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 35 km/h before turning northwesterly 25 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Saturday: Min. 7 Max. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly during the evening.
Sunday: Min. 8 Max. 25 Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h.
