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Australia’s east to brace for a wet week
Despite a dry one, anyway cold start to the monthDrizzly conditions will arrive, potentially bringing several wet days Sydney And Brisbane as onshore winds mix with abnormally warm sea temperatures.
These conditions will change as a high-pressure system moves over the Tasman Sea, bringing easterly winds to the east coast.
While the weather pattern is not expected to bring widespread rain or severe conditions, it is expected to spread to parts of Queensland and NSW.
These conditions are caused by the warm water off the east coast, which increases the chance of rain.
The Bureau of Meteorology has today issued a hazardous surf warning for the Hunter Coast and Sydney coast, saying surf and swell conditions are expected to be dangerous for water activities such as swimming, fishing and boating.
High wind warnings are also in force for NSW’s Eden Coast today.
In Queensland, strong sea wind warnings have been issued for the Peninsula coast, Cooktown coast and Cairns Coast.
These warnings will remain in effect until tomorrow
The conditions come a week after an Arctic explosion in the southeast of the country caused low temperatures and snow in several states.
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