It will be a wet and chilly start to July in large parts of Australia, with rain and low temperatures set to kick off the month.
Weatherzone reported that an unseasonable cloud band over the north of Western Australia will bring back heavy rainfall and possible flooding in the next couple of days. Areas in the far north of WA, the Northern Territory and Queensland could see 50-100mm of rain in the next three to five days.
This rain could then hit parts of New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania in the next week.
The cold weather will continue into July, with Canberra forecast to record a minimum temperature of -1C on Sunday and Monday, and a maximum of 14C over the next three days.
Sydney will have a low of 9C and a high of 17-19C until Monday. Melbourne’s lowest will be 7C on Monday, with a high of 14C across the weekend.
Brisbane will reach a low of 7C on Saturday, with a high of 21C across the weekend. Perth will have a low of 5C on Saturday and reach a maximum of 19C over the weekend.
Adelaide will have a low of 7C and a high of 16C over the weekend. Hobart will record a low of 3C on Monday and a high of 14C. Darwin will have a low of 19C and a high of 31C.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicted an above average chance of rainfall across large parts of the country in July, especially in Queensland, NT and the northern parts of South Australia.
Climatologist Bradley Jackson told Guardian Australia there would be an average amount of rainfall in NSW, Victoria and the eastern half of WA, as well as most of Tasmania.
While it will be a cold start, the bureau is forecasting a warmer-than-average month in large parts of the country. Jackson said it will be warmer than average in the NT, north-west WA, the northern half of Queensland, the east coast of NSW and Queensland, the southern parts of Victoria and Tasmania. Large parts of the country are expected to exceed the minimum average temperatures during the month.
