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Rain is expected to drench all Australian capitals except Darwin in what is expected to be a wet week.
A belt of winter cold fronts is expected to sweep across the nation, bringing with it rain to much of the South and continuing into parts of the northern states.
“The start of winter shows some welcome rain over the southern states, but dry conditions over the northern half of the nation,” said meteorologist and 7NEWS weather anchor Tony Oden.
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“This pattern is set to change a bit over the next few days, with rain also forecast in parts of the central and northern Queensland.”
Oden said the pattern of “blocking” high-pressure systems that push rain-carrying cold fronts south has broken down, leaving the door wide open for winter cold fronts to come through.
“This allows for an active conveyor belt winter cold fronts to sweep across the nation, not only bringing rain to the southern states, but connecting with some tropical moisture to bring rain a little further north,” he said.
“For the most part, we’re not expecting anything too nasty this week, just a good soak for much of the nation.”
Brisbane expect a wet week with rain expected on Thursday before a short reprieve on Friday and continuing on Saturday throughout the week.
Wet weather is expected to resume on Sunday in Sydney, with a 90 per cent chance of rain continuing into Monday and Tuesday.
Melbourne is also in for a wet week, with rain expected to fall on Thursday and continue into Tuesday.
Perth is expected to see the heaviest rain, with a high chance of rain from Wednesday and up to 20mm of rain on Thursday.
The downpour over the Washington capital is expected to continue through Friday, with a break over the weekend before resuming on Tuesday.
Adelaide joins the list with a high chance of rain to drench the city from Wednesday to Monday.
Hobart is in for a long wet week, with rain — along with cold temperatures — expected from Friday to next Tuesday.
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