Severe fire danger and tropical storms forecast for Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania
Australians are bracing for several days of severe weather, with widespread rain, showers and thunderstorms expected to hit northern Queensland and extreme fire danger for the south-east of the country.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned on Tuesday that a high to extreme fire danger was expected in southeastern Australia on Wednesday due to hot-to-hot and windy conditions.
In South Australia, there is a high fire danger across much of the state’s south.
The west coast, Yorke Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges are forecast to face extreme fire danger on Wednesday.
In Victoria, extreme fire danger is mostly in central parts, particularly in the Central Territory, including Melbourne.
In Tasmania, there is a high fire danger across the state except the North West.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday the bureau also warned that severe, wet weather was expected to hit Queensland’s tropical north this week due to active wet season troughs and low pressure systems.
“Weekly rainfall totals of between 50mm and 200mm, and locally higher, were recorded across much of North Queensland, the Upper End of the Northern Territory and parts of the Kimberley,” the bureau said.
“Weekly rainfall totals of between 50mm and 200mm, and locally higher, were recorded across much of North Queensland, the Upper End of the Northern Territory and parts of the Kimberley.”
Flooding continues in Queensland; Minor to major flooding is occurring in central and western parts and The Gulf Country.
Minor to major flood warnings are currently in place for the Lower Daly and Katherine River Gorge catchments in the Northern Territory Top End.
“Low intensity and local extreme heatwave conditions affected western parts of Western Australia and southern parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland,” the bureau said.
