Millions of Aussies are bracing for extreme weather conditions this week as the east coast is drenched in heavy rain and the west is scorched by an intense heatwave.
Western Australia will continue to swelter under extreme heatwave conditions for at least five days with temperatures to reach at least 40C.
‘The heatwave in Western Australia is currently in desert and mining areas in the Pilbara before it starts to spread south over the next few days,’ weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke told Daily Mail Australia on Saturday.
‘It won’t develop on the coast until mid-to-late next week.’
Meanwhile the east coast is set to be hammered by torrential rainfall caused by unseasonable weather conditions usually experienced in January.
‘It’s delivered big rain and storms in South Australia and more recently in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales,’ Mr Dutschke said.
Inland and northern parts of NSW can expect heavy downpours, thunderstorms and damaging winds before the system weakens on Sunday.
‘Once we get further into the week, that trough will stall over northeast New South Wales and much of Queensland with moisture to continue to build and cause intense rain and storms for a few days,’ Mr Dutschke said.
Australia’s west coast will swelter through a heatwave while those on the east coast will be drenched by torrential rain this weekend (pictured, bathers at Bondi Beach)
Western Australia will continue to be scorched by extreme heatwave conditions for at least five days, with temperatures skyrocketing well into the 40s (pictured, a Weatherzone map)
Brisbane
Sunday: Shower or two developing. Min 21C Max 35C.
Monday: Possible shower. Min 24C Max 30C.
Tuesday: Shower or two. Min 23 Max 31C.
Sydney
Sunday: Shower or two. Min 21C Max 27C.
Monday: Shower or two. Min 18C Max 24C.
Tuesday: Shower or two. Min 20C Max 28C.
Canberra:
Sunday: Sunny. Min 17C Max 29C.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 12C Max 27C.
Tuesday: Shower or two. Min 12C Max 28C.
The eastern states set to be hammered by massive rainfalls caused by unseasonable weather conditions usually experienced in January (pictured, a Windy weather map)
Inland and northern parts of NSW can expect heavy downpours, thunderstorms and damaging winds before the system weakens on Sunday
Melbourne
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 14C Max 20C.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 12C Max 23C.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 13C Max 22C.
Hobart
Sunday: Possible shower. Becoming windy. Min 11C Max 18C.
Monday: Cloudy. Min 12C Max 21C.
Tuesday: Shower or two. Min 11C Max 22C.
Adelaide
Sunday: Cloud clearing. Min 13C Max 26C.
Monday: Possible shower. Min 13C Max 29C.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 16C Max 27C.
Perth
Sunday: Cloud clearing. Min 20C Max 33C.
Monday: Sunny. Min 19C Max 31C.
Tuesday: Sunny. Min 16C Max 33C.
Darwin
Sunday: Showers. Possible storm. Min 25C Max 32C.
Monday: Showers. Possible storm. Min 25C Max 32C.
Tuesday: Showers. Possible storm. Min 25C Max 33C.
