Several periods of intensely windy
weather are on the way for southern Australia as strong cold fronts
move through this week. We already have a number of Severe Weather
Warnings current for damaging winds, including for parts of south-west
Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. Let's take a closer look at the Western
Australia warning first of all. Now it covers coastal and inland parts of the south-west,
including Albany and Margaret River. We're likely to see winds increasing
throughout the South West Land Division through the course of today,
but winds will be most intense and possibly damaging
through this warning area here. The front will move through during today and we'll see winds easing back tomorrow
in the wake of that system, but we may still see some isolated,
damaging gusts all the way out until tomorrow afternoon. Moving onto the south-east now,
our warnings cover the entire state of Tasmania
as well as much of Victoria. And it's possible over the next day or so,
we'll see those warning areas extended into parts of south-east South Australia
and south-east New South Wales as well. Now in these south-eastern warning
areas, winds are likely to increase from tomorrow morning
as that cold front approaches. They'll peak later in the day
as the system moves through, but continue overnight into Wednesday
morning for some areas. Winds are likely to be most intense
through parts of Tasmania. We may see destructive
wind gusts up to 125 km an hour about elevated parts of the state
and along parts of the east coast. Those destructive winds are possible
from late morning tomorrow, with that
high end risk easing back tomorrow night. We will still see gusty to damaging winds continuing all the way into Wednesday
across Tasmania, though. It will be a very windy week ahead. Now, damaging winds can easily
bring down trees or tree branches, potentially leading to property damage
or damage to power lines. We may see some power outages
over the next few days too, particularly for the south-east, where those winds
are likely to be most intense. Additionally, dangerous driving conditions
are likely as winds throw debris across the roads and potentially
generate dangerous crosswinds. Now, we've just focused on Monday
to Wednesday at this point where our warnings are covering
winds at the moment, but the second half of the week
is also going to see some windy fronts moving through as well,
with further warnings quite possible. Let's take a look at it all now. Here's our first front approaching
Western Australia today with the winds flaring up across
southern parts of the state. As it moves across the Bight, we see the winds increasing
through the south-eastern states, and even once the systems pass through, we can see some strong wind gusts
through parts of the south-east. We get a bit of a break
after this system has moved through, but the next stronger
front approaches on Thursday, moving across the Bight and towards
the south-east by the end of the week. Again, it's a good idea
to keep a close eye on the Bureau's warnings page for warnings
issued at that later part of the week. Now, you may be asking yourself
whether any rainfall is expected with these fronts this week. Well, the answer is generally low rainfall
totals are expected, with patchy showers
and possible isolated thunderstorms. The one exception is through Tasmania,
where we're likely to see heavier falls, particularly across
western and northern parts of the state. Accumulations may reach 100-300 mm over the next seven days or so, and Flood
Watches are likely to go out later today. So a few fronts moving through this week, triggering Severe
Weather Warnings for damaging winds. Stay on top of those as the week progresses via the Bureau's
website or the BOM social media. Stay safe
and we'll catch you in the next update.