How will this weekend's big wet affect the capital cities?

As I mentioned in my last blog, yet another rain event is set to soak the south-eastern states between Friday and Monday. But how is this going to affect the capital cities?? Let's start with Adelaide...

Adelaide: Ahead of this rain event, Adelaide is heating up today with a high of 31 degrees this afternoon- this is 9 degrees above average and will be the city's hottest day in 6 months. But this beach weather will be short-lived with cooling rain arriving tomorrow and heavy falls possible in the afternoon. The temperature is also dropping with highs of only 22 degrees tomorrow. It will be an even cooler weekend with showers lingering until Sunday. Overall, Adelaide could see at least 20mm of rainfall from this event.

Melbourne: The rain and chill will arrive a little later in Melbourne so expect sunny and warm weather today, with a very warm 28 degree day on Friday! The rain won't arrive in Melbourne until late Friday. As for Derby Day on Saturday, it will be much cooler with only 17 degrees and there will be patchy rain, but heavy falls may hold off until later in the afternoon. More than 30mm is possible for Melbourne out of this system.

Hobart: A beautiful sunny day awaits Hobart on Friday with highs of 23 degrees thanks to warm northerly winds. But rain is likely to develop in Hobart on Saturday afternoon with most of the rain soaking the city on Sunday.

Sydney: After some morning showers today, Sydneysiders will experience a cloudy, dry and cooler afternoon. But the heat and sunshine are returning tomorrow with temperatures in the mid-twenties, and Saturday will be warmer and humid with temperatures around 27-31 degrees. Since this rain event is slow-moving, Saturday is likely to stay dry for Sydney with rain not popping up until Sunday, although the timing for this is still a little uncertain.

Canberra: Following a warm, dry and sunny Friday, rain is likely to arrive in Canberra late Saturday and will continue into Sunday.

Brisbane: Luckily for Brisbane, it will be a lovely weekend with dry skies and highs of 27 degrees for both days. Showers may arrive in Brisbane as early as Monday but since this is still some way out, the timing as to when these showers will arrive is still uncertain.