Potential for ‘severe weather’ in WA as other areas of the country prepare for a warm change

There’s potential for severe weather across western parts of Australia, while some areas are set for a much-needed reprieve from cold, wet conditions.

Western Australia could experience damaging wind gusts or localised areas of heavy rain on Tuesday, with Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Angus Hines saying thunderstorms could be on the way.

“(WA) is probably the spot which is most likely to see some form of severe weather today,” Mr Hines said.

A cold front is set to reach the south of WA on Tuesday, meaning wet weather and a few thunderstorms may hit Perth and other parts of the southwest.

Tasmanians are expected to see “at least a drop of rain” in western parts of the state, with a chance of thunderstorms and a small amount of rain in the north and east.

“As that comes through with some pretty windy conditions across Tasmania as well, there will be a second fairly weak cold front approaching and reaching the south of Western Australia today as well,” Mr Hines said.

However, conditions appear to have settled across the rest of Australia despite it being a bit cooler than average on Tuesday.

“A cool night ahead with temperatures one or two degrees below average overnight tonight,” Mr Hines said.

“The morning is quite frosty in some areas and foggy in some areas too, but we will see a warming trend through the second half of this week as the days get a little bit warmer, with most places at or above average by the weekend.”

Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe said a high-pressure system was set to move in on Tuesday, with drier conditions expected for NSW.

“Looking more broadly across the country … that high pressure system looks to really dominate the weather pattern, lead to dry conditions for NSW for much of the time,” Mr Sharpe said.

The relief comes after many cities recorded their coldest average July temperature in two years.

Sydney is expected to have a mostly sunny week with a top of 20C on Thursday before a shower or two on Sunday and a top of 19C.

Melbourne is set for a cloudy week with possible showers coming in on Thursday and maximum temperatures of 17C.

Brisbane can expect possible showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as on the weekend, with temperatures tipped to reach a high of 24C on Tuesday.

Perth can expect similar showers to Brisbane throughout the week with a maximum temperature of 24C on Saturday.

Adelaide is in for a chance of showers on Thursday, though the rest of the week appears to be a mixture of partly cloudy and mostly sunny, with temperatures reaching a top of 21C on Sunday.

Hobart can expect a cloudy week with possible showers on Thursday and a top of 17C on Saturday.

Canberra is set to experience lots of morning frost and minimum temperatures as low as -3C throughout the week, while Darwin appears to be mostly sunny with a top of 34C this week.

PERTH FORECAST

WEDNESDAY: 21C, thunderstorms

THURSDAY: 20C, cloudy

FRIDAY: 21C, cloudy

SATURDAY: 24C, showers

SUNDAY: 22C, showers

MONDAY: 21C, showers