Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weather: Monster rain band to drench almost all states and territories this weekend
Australia will soon be drenched by a torrential downpour, with 80 per cent of the country bracing for wet and wild weather this weekend.
The five-day deluge will see the brunt of the rain fall over parts of southern and eastern Australia, with some areas expected to cop up to 60mm.
The downpour, delivered by one of the largest rain bands in years, has been caused by a low-pressure system colliding with a stream of tropical moisture.
Sydney will receive up to 5mm of rain on both Friday and Saturday, while Brisbane can expect up to 20mm of rain on Saturday.
Forecasters are predicting widespread falls between 10mm and 40mm in central Queensland and NSW over the next four days.
Parts of central Queensland could cop up to 100mm of rain, with Brisbane and Townsville, in the state’s far north, also receiving a rare soaking.
The anticipated rainfall will hit parched areas of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria for the first time in over two years.
The wet weather this weekend comes in the wake of a 4,000km rain band that drenched residents from Tasmania all the way up to the Cape York Peninsula.
More than 80 per cent of Australia will be hit by heavy rainfall this weekend
The five-day delude will see the brunt of the rain fall over parts of southern and eastern Australia, with some areas expected to cop up to 60mm (pictured, weather on Tuesday)
Perth
Friday: Partly cloudy. Max 16C.
Saturday: Sunny. Min 3C. Max 16C.
Sunday: Showers. Min 6C. Max 14C.
Monday: Showers easing. Min 5C. Max 14C.
Adelaide
Friday: Rain. Max 13C.
Saturday: Showers. Min 9C. Max 14C.
Sunday: Showers. Min 10C. Max 14C.
Monday: Shower or two. Min 9C. Max 14C.
Sydney
Friday: Mostly sunny. Max 18C.
Saturday: Cloudy. Min 11C. Max 18C.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 10C. Max 19C.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Min 10C. Max 18C.
The downpour, delivered by one of the largest rain bands in years, has been caused by a low-pressure system colliding with a stream of tropical moisture (pictured, wet weather in Sydney)
Melbourne
Friday: Possible late shower. Max 13C.
Saturday: Showers easing. Min 9C. Max 14C.
Sunday: Showers. Min 8C. Max 15C.
Monday: Showers. Min 9C. Max 15C.
Hobart
Friday: Becoming cloudy. Max 14C.
Saturday: Rain. Min 7C. Max 13C.
Sunday: Possible shower. Min 5C. Max 13C.
Monday: Shower or two. Min 5C. Max 14C.
Canberra
Friday: Cloudy. Max 14C.
Saturday: Rain easing. Min 3C. Max 14C.
Sunday: Showers. Min 4C. Max 11C.
Monday: Shower or two. Min 2C. Max 10C.
The wet weather this weekend comes in the wake of a 4,000km rain band (pictured, racegoers are drenched as they arrive at Royal Randwick Racecourse)
Brisbane
Friday: Sunny. Max 22C.
Saturday: Rain increasing. Min 13C. Max 23C.
Sunday: Showers easing then sunny. Min 15C. Max 23C.
Monday: Sunny. Min 11C. Max 21C.
Darwin
Friday: Partly cloudy. Max 31C.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min 22C. Max 31C.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 22C. Max 31C.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 22C. Max 30C.
