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    East coast warned to brace for ‘very stormy weather’ as heavy rain, hail, damaging winds forecast over week

    13:31 - 20/11/2023News,

    A dire warning has been issued for eastern Australia as heavy rainfall bringing hail and damaging winds are set to pelt major cities over the week.

    Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are set to pelt parts of eastern Australia throughout the week, just after fire ravaged parts of the country.

    Wet weather is expected to hit south eastern Queensland and northern NSW on Monday afternoon with conditions likely to persist for the next seven days.

    Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said fires had been discussed “endlessly” over the past couple of months, but rain was on its way to those affected areas.

    Wild weather is set to pelt the east coast of Australia, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds to many of the capitals. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone
    Wild weather is set to pelt the east coast of Australia, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds to many of the capitals. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone
    Fire damage around Dalveen (near Warwick) Bushfires burning through the Southern Downs regional area near the Queensland to NSW border in early November. Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass.
    Fire damage around Dalveen (near Warwick) Bushfires burning through the Southern Downs regional area near the Queensland to NSW border in early November. Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass.

    “We’re seeing the rain over the eastern inland regions, many of which are in drought or heading into drought,” Mr Sharpe said.

    “We’ve been talking about the fires almost endlessly for months now and so rain is heading to those areas as well.”

    Bureau of Meteorology senior metrologist Angus Hines said greater parts of northern and eastern Australia were in store for a “pretty wet week” and severe storms were more than likely.

    “Over the next seven days we hold on to very stormy weather with broad outbreaks and stormy conditions through the north and east of Australia,” Mr Hines said.

    He said 100 millimetres of rain is forecast to touch down in central-southern Queensland and northern NSW on Monday afternoon.

    Severe thunderstorms including heavy rain, damaging winds and hail are all expected to hit isolated pockets in northern NSW. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images.
    Severe thunderstorms including heavy rain, damaging winds and hail are all expected to hit isolated pockets in northern NSW. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty Images.
    Severe thunderstorms including heavy rain, damaging winds and hail are all expected to hit isolated pockets in central-southern Queensland. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled.
    Severe thunderstorms including heavy rain, damaging winds and hail are all expected to hit isolated pockets in central-southern Queensland. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled.

    While stormy conditions are not unusual for this time of year, Mr Hines said those conditions only usually only persist for a couple of days.

    “Basically the entirety of the week ahead each day is going to be bringing regions of showers and thunderstorms through the east and north of the country,” he said.

    Within these regions, pockets of localised heavy rain is forecast, with some areas likely to see more than 200 millimetres of rain.

    Mr Hines said the severe thunderstorms expected this week will include heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts as well as sizeable hail.

    Some areas across the country are due to receive more than 200mm of rain, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior metrologist Angus Hines. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone
    Some areas across the country are due to receive more than 200mm of rain, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior metrologist Angus Hines. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone

    “We are certainly looking at some hail, which could be large hail for southern parts of Queensland,” he said.

    Looking ahead to December and Christmas, long-range forecasts still predict hot and dry conditions across the country as a result of El Nino dominating the Pacific Ocean area.

    “We are likely to have some pretty warm spots on Christmas Day,” he said.

    Forecasts suggest rainfall will be limited for Tasmania, Victoria, southern South Australia and north east Queensland throughout December.

     

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