While parts of the country experience “unseasonal” heatwaves in the last week of winter, experts are warning that the chilly season has one last windy hoorah before spring officially begins.
Warnings of severe weather events have been issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to people living in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales, as powerful southerly winds are forecast to cause chaos across the states.
Winds with speeds of up to 70km/h have the potential to cause damage across Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide on Wednesday, with some gusts reaching as much as 100km/h.
“Gusts have the capacity to bring down trees, powerlines & damage property, so follow advice from your local emergency services,” wrote the BOM in a statement.
On top of that, alpine parts of the three states have been warned that winds could reach as much as 130km/h.
Severe Weather Update: Damaging winds for Tasmania and parts of Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia.
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) August 27, 2024
Video current: 12:30pm AEST Tuesday 27 August 2024. Details: https://t.co/HFiUBM1WHI.auor the BOM Weather app pic.twitter.com/xG8e2Jka7F
Residents of Victoria have been warned by the state’s SES chief operations officer, Tim Wiebusch, they need to “prepare now” for the strong weather conditions.
“Victorians need to act and prepare now for what might be the strongest weather system we’ve seen this winter crossing our state,” he said.
“Ensure that you’re driving to the conditions, be alert on our roads to the risk of fallen trees and debris that may be there over the next 36 hours.”
Advice from the Victorian SES also told locals to prepare for dangerous the gusts by tying down loose outdoor furniture, and to always keep clear of fallen powerlines, with the presumption they are active.
🍃 Make sure you are prepared for damaging and locally destructive wind gusts forecast across the state from Tuesday, strengthening overnight into Wednesday morning.
— VICSES News (@vicsesnews) August 26, 2024
🪢 Tie down loose outdoor items such as furniture, umbrellas and trampolines. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/5HWddTKHFC
Thankfully, the dangerous winds are expected to die down by late on Wednesday afternoon.
As well as these windy conditions, Sydney is also set to experience “unseasonal” heat today, reaching a very un-wintery maximum temperature of 28 degrees.
Meanwhile, both Melbourne and Adelaide will have a high of 17 degrees.
Stay safe folks.
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