A north-west cloud band will engulf Australia this week, signalling a rapid transition away from the monotonous high pressure systems which have dominated recent weather charts.
First north-west cloud band of 2024 to bring rain to 80 per cent of Australia, as jet stream finally shoves high pressure systems away
Their enormous lateral expanse and consistent depth can bring relatively uniform rainfall over multiple states — the type of steady soaking rain farmers love. The system will deliver rain to every state and territory along the way — for some regions the first significant precipitation in two months. A stronger cold front reaching WA on Sunday could potentially lead to a second cloud band, however its currently uncertain whether or not this system will reach eastern states and evolve into a fully fledged north-west cloudband.
Compounding the severe drought across Perth is relentless heat with the city's maximums on track to average just below 28 degrees Celsius this autumn, 3C above normal and easily the highest on record.
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