More damaging winds are heading for southern Australia today, with gusts exceeding 100km/h forecast for some elevated regions.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings for all of Tasmania, southern parts of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia as well as southwest Western Australia over coming hours as two cold front sweep across the country.
The winds will average 80km/h to 90km/h, but in alpine areas they are forecast to be up to 125km/h.
Bureau senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said residents should expect the winds to intensify from this morning ahead of an advancing cold front.
“They’ll peak later in the day as the system moves through, but continue overnight into Wednesday morning.”
She said Tasmania will feel the brunt of the wild weather.
“We may see destructive wind gusts – up to 125km/h about elevated parts of the state and the east coast.”
The severe weather in Tasmania is expected to continue into the week.
State Emergency Services across multiple states are warning residents about the risk of trees and power lines being brought down by the winds.
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In contrast to the wild and windy southern states, northern Australia is experiencing a late-winter heatwave.
Heating has been building over the centre of the continent during the past week and the Northern Territory, northern Western Australia and South Australia are basking in fine conditions, with temperatures forecast to exceed 35 degrees in many parts today.
The hot airmass is also making its way east, with the mercury in Brisbane peaking at 28 degrees today, about six degrees above the seasonal average.
Sydney is forecast for a maximum temperature of 24 degrees.
