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Australia’s weekend weather: Huge northwest cloud band bringing rain to multiple states

A band of rain, some 3500 kilometres long, stretching from the Top End to the south of mainland Australia is bringing a drenching across large swathes of the country over the coming days.

“Widespread rain will soak multiple Australian states after a northwest cloud band developed earlier this week,” Sky News Weather meteorologist Alison Osborne said.

Melbourne could see heavy rain on Friday, Brisbane is looking at up to 20mm on Saturday alone, while Perth is in for a very soggy Sunday followed by a big rain event leading into next week.

Darwin has seen “unusual” rain given it’s the middle of the dry season. Meteorologists have predicted that this winter could see more rain than usual over the Top End which would then filter towards the nation’s southeast.

The cloud band has stretched from northwest Western Australian and the Northern Territory, down through inland Queensland and into NSW heading to Victoria.

The stretch of rain it’s bringing easily covers several thousand kilometres.

At the same time, a spiralling low-pressure system in The Bight is heading through South Australia, Victoria and into NSW.

“It will be a very good soaking for our farmers,” Ms Osborne said.
Adelaide should see up to 8mm of rain today which should mostly clear on Saturday followed by showers on Sunday. Temperatures will top out in the mid-teens and fall to around 8C overnight.

On Friday, that low-pressure system will sweep towards Victoria bringing some windy conditions.

There will be up to 15mm of rain in Melbourne on Friday and more rain for the weekend. It will only reach 13-14C on Friday and into the weekend with minimums around 8C.

Tasmania should miss the heaviest falls, with a shower or two on Friday delivering around 3mm of moisture and similar on Saturday. Maximum temperatures will sink to just 11C by Sunday. At dawn most days it will peak at 6-7C.
That low-pressure system and the rainb and will bring some good falls to inland areas of NSW and the ACT, particularly the southern ranges.

After Canberra had an absolutely soaking yesterday, it will continue to see patches of rain. It will also be chilly with highs of 12-14C and then down to zero on Sunday morning.

Rain will continue in Albury on Friday. There are also showers forecast for Orange and Armidale – showing just how far he rain band stretches in a single state.

However, little of that moisture will touch the coast, so Sydney, will have a cloudy weekend but dry. Maximums will be around 20C for the next few days and 9C minimums.

There will be showers in Brisbane until Sunday with Saturday particularly wet. There could be up to 30mm falling on the city by the time the weekend is out. The Gold Coast is also looking soggy with potentially 20mm on Saturday alone.

Temperatures will be mild in the Queensland capital with highs of 20C and lows of 15C.

Rain as far north as Rockhampton is on the cards for the weekend while inland areas including Longreach, Charleville and Emerald could see some rain on Friday.

Big rain event in Perth

In comparison, Darwin’s projected rain is set to be just a millimetre or so today. However, stated the Bureau of Meteorology, that is “unusual, but not unheard off” during the dry season.

A few spits and spots in the Top End over the next couple of days. Otherwise the days will be sunny reaching 30C and dropping to 22C.

It will be settled in Perth for the next two days topping out at 19C but cold in the early AM at just 5C. Sunday could be wet however with up to 20mm falling on the city with similar falls on Monday and then up to 30mm on Tuesday.

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