Wet weather hitting south east and south west coastlines

From late Thursday, June 6, 2024 through to the weekend, rainfall is expected to hit across NSW and the southern regions of Western Australia

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00:00Hello it is Wednesday the 5th of June and significant weather will be impacting the

00:04far west and far east of the country through the second half of this week,

00:07so let's dive into the detail. Immediately we can see lots of clear skies across Australia,

00:13fine through the northern half of the country and the centre here with the action on our maps

00:17in terms of rainfall happening across New South Wales as well as across far southwestern WA.

00:23The wet weather will kick off in both of those regions late on Thursday and then it is expected

00:28to be quite wet on both edges of the country through Friday. Initially we will see the wet

00:33weather start in central and southern New South Wales, it will also affect parts of eastern

00:37Victoria so we'll zoom in and have a little bit of a closer look here. Now through Thursday a

00:41low pressure area will develop off of the east coast which will really drive that rain onto the

00:47country. The central and southern coastlines of New South Wales and the far east of Victoria

00:52are lining up to see some very wet conditions from tonight, Wednesday night, right through much

00:56of the day on Thursday and even into Friday. And over the course of that three day span,

01:01we do expect some places to see triple figures, that's right 100mm of rain if not more around the

01:07Illawarra and south coast forecast districts and because of that heavy incoming rainfall we have

01:12issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain. 100-150mm is expected in this yellow area over

01:1924 hours from Thursday morning to Friday morning, could see upwards of 200mm in one or two locations

01:25as well. Just a refresher on the districts, this is the Illawarra district here, this is the south

01:29coast forecast district, so just the far north there, and then the central and southern tablelands,

01:34also picking up some of that heavier rain. It will be wet in Sydney but note at the moment the

01:39heaviest falls are expected to be south of the city. Let's pop across the country to the far

01:44side because there will be a significant cold front approaching Perth on Thursday as well,

01:48reaching land during the morning, reaching the city during the evening, then on Friday continuing

01:53to move north and eastwards and spread a weakening band of rain across the southwest of

01:58the state. That's not the last of the wet weather though, you will see another cold front waiting

02:02in the wings, ready to arrive this weekend. In terms of rainfall, between Wednesday and Friday

02:08we could see 20-40mm in many areas but if thunderstorms do kick off, and there's certainly

02:13a chance that they will, we will see isolated spots getting more than 40mm across the southwestern

02:19coastline of Western Australia. Elsewhere across the country, a fine second half to the week with

02:24clear and settled weather but we are going to see chillier temperatures continue to spread

02:28across much of Australia and while it has been cold down here in recent days, we're also going

02:33to see some slightly cooler conditions eventually reach the far north of the country. So most of the

02:39autumn so far and into winter we've continued to see those 30 degree temperatures up north

02:44with 20 degree overnight minimums but coming this weekend the minimums are going to start to drop

02:48Darwin down to 17. I know for a lot of us that doesn't sound cold but that's a real knock down

02:53in terms of those temperatures there, as cool as 3 degrees around the centre of the country

02:57and most of the southern half in single digits as well and we'll also see the top temperatures

03:02knocked down a few degrees across northern Australia and most of the rest of the country

03:06stuck in the teens. So there is plenty happening depending on where you are in the country so do

03:11check out your local forecast at the Bureau website app and we'll keep the updates rolling

03:15on social media too.