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A cold front is producing showers across Tas and southern Vic. Showers and a few storms continue over inland south and eastern WA with a trough. Onshore winds is bringing a couple of showers onto Qld's north tropical coast.
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Today, 3:03AM UTC
Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia
A brief return to chilly weather is on its way to southeastern Australia, with Tasmania and parts of the mainland in line for a wild, windy, very wintry Tuesday. We wrote last week about the spring temperature "see-saw", and the temperature contrasts will be stark in the first few days of this week across Australia's most populated corner. Melbourne's maximum will drop from around 19°C this Monday to around 14°C on Tuesday and just 13°C on Wednesday. The average September maximum is 17.3°C. Hobart's maximum should reach around 21°C this Monday but peak only around 13°C on Tuesday. The average September maximum is 15.2°C Sydney's maximum will drop from around 26°C this Monday to around 18°C on Wednesday. The average September maximum is 20.2°C. Canberra is set for a mild 21°C this Monday but by Wednesday the mercury should only peak around 13°C, followed by a frosty start to Thursday. The national capital's average September maximum is 17.9°C. Light showers and mountain snowfalls on the southern mainland Image: A classic speckled cloud pattern over the Great Australian Bight associated with a polar air mass at midday (AEST) on Monday, September 14, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. This will not be a particularly wet system for the mainland, with only a few showers likely in southern Victoria, with light snowfalls in the high country of Vic and southern NSW. Tuesday's snow level of 800 metres above sea level for this region emphasises how chilly the coming air mass will be. Unfortunately, any snowfalls won't mean much for the ski resorts, as only Perisher in NSW remains open. Widespread Tasmanian rain and showers with snow to low levels For Tasmania, it's a different story with showers extending across much of the state on Tuesday, heaviest on the west coast. The BoM has forecast a Tuesday snow level of just 300 metres across parts of the state. This would be a very low level for midwinter and is as low as any Tasmanian snow level forecast to date in 2026. Image: Forecast accumulated rainfall totals to 10 am (AEST) on Thursday, September 17, 2026, for SE Australia, according to the ECMWF model. Source: Weatherzone. Windy weather to spread up east coast After the cold front crosses Tasmania and the southeast tip of the mainland, it will push northwards over the Tasman Sea, with powerful winds lashing the coast and adjacent areas. Numerous wind warnings are already in place across the southeast as gusty northwesterlies ahead of the cold front increase in intensity this Monday, while multiple coastal wind warnings for gales and strong winds have also been issued for Tuesday, with more likely to follow. A gust of 104 km/h was recorded at Australia's highest weather station, Thredbo Top Station, just before 5 am this morning, while the notoriously windy Maatsuyker Island on Tasmania's southwest tip recorded a gust of 109 km/h just after midday on Monday. Please check the Weatherzone warnings page for all the latest severe weather warnings.
13 Sep 2026, 10:26PM UTC
Perth weather this week: First 30°C of the season, then rain
Perth will experience a swing from warm to wet weather this week, with the city forecast to have its first 30°C of the season on Wednesday before rain sets in on Friday. A high pressure system passing to the south of Western Australia during the first half of this week will cause warm air to flow towards the state’s west coast. This injection of warm air will cause daily maximum temperatures to increase from around 24°C on Monday to 27°C on Tuesday and possibly reaching 30°C on Wednesday. If it does get this warm, Wednesday would be Perth’s first 30°C so far this spring and the city’s warmest day in five months. After another warm day on Thursday, with a maximum around 27°C, Friday will be noticeably cooler in Perth and surrounding areas as a cold front causes cloud and rain to develop over the state’s west. Current forecasts suggest Perth could see around 10-20 mm of rain as the front passes through on Friday, although totals may vary depending on the timing and strength of the front. Image: Forecast accumulated rain this week. Most of the rain predicted here for the state’s southwest will fall on Friday into Saturday. Source: Weatherzone. It will also be noticeably cooler behind the front, with maximum temperatures forecast to reach about 23°C on Friday and 20°C on Saturday. Further inland, a separate low pressure trough will cause widespread showers and thunderstorms over WA between Monday and Wednesday this week. This thunderstorm activity will stretch from the Interior towards the Pilbara, Gascoyne and parts of the state’s west and south. Some of these storms are likely to become severe and there may even be a few storms around Perth, most likely on Wednesday. Perth's temperature see-saw this week, with maximums ranging from 30°C on Wednesday to 20°C on Saturday, and the widespread thunderstorms are sure signs that spring is well underway in WA.
13 Sep 2026, 3:48AM UTC
Fog and smoke shroud Sydney
Sydney residents this morning woke to a blanket of fog across western suburbs. Not only that, Sydneysiders would have also noticed the distinctive smell of burning eucalyptus. According to NSW RFS, the hazard reduction burning season has begun with several burns across Greater Sydney adding a plume of smoke to the bank of fog. As you can see from the satellite imagery loop below, fog extended across a large swath of the metropolitan area, narrowly missing Sydney Airport and Sydney CBD. Once the sun came up, the fog quickly dissipated, clearing entirely by 10am. Image: Satellite loop of fog over the Sydney area. Source: Weatherzone Visibility fell to as low as 100 metres at Camden and Bankstown airports in the early hours of the morning. Sydney Airport was unaffected. Image: Graphs showing PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations at Lidcombe. Source: NSW Government Air Quality According to NSW Health, poor air quality is forecast for the Sydney area today. Monitoring stations in western Sydney recorded poor air quality in the early hours of Sunday morning as PM2.5 and PM10 levels soared. Now that the fog and smoke have largely cleared with help from an afternoon sea breeze, air quality levels have recovered to 'fair to good' levels. However, with prescribed burns continuing in the area, it's best to monitor the situation closely. You can find more information at the NSW Government Air Quality site and the NSW RFS Hazard Reduction page.