Australia is heading into a summer washout after the glorious weather that started the year turns into a five day steamy soaking.
Hordes of Sydneysiders lapped up the sunshine at popular Bondi Beach on Tuesday but woke up on Wednesday to a drenching – and it’s only going to get worse.
Hot and humid temperatures are predicted with the arrival of thunderstorms and heavy rain in the next few days.
There will be some muggy nights ahead in Sydney with temperatures not getting below 22C while daytime temperatures remain up to 30C despite the rain.
Sydneysiders flocked to Bondi Beach (pictured) on Tuesday to enjoy the warm weather
Victoria and NSW can expect rain over the next week as the burst of warm summer weather is set to end (pictured: Sydney in December)
After weeks of rain surfers and sunseekers have been heading to the beach in droves (pictured: Bondi on Tuesday)
Weatherzone meteorologist Joel Pippard told Daily Mail Australia the ex-tropical cyclone Seth causing chaos in Queensland will be to blame for the wet conditions.
Mr Pippard said the weather system was ‘feeding moisture’ into a large trough heading towards Victoria and the middle of NSW.
He predicted the deluge in both of the eastern states would begin to deepen on Wednesday and would linger until next Monday.
‘We’ll start to see heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms across a fairly broad region which includes Melbourne,’ the meteorologist said.
Bondi Beach was packed with sunseekers desperate to make the most out of the good weather before the rain moved in
While Victoria will be hit with rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, NSW will only receive the ‘peripherals’ of the wild conditions until Friday.
Mr Pippard explained that this is when the trough will start to track across the Sydney region bringing with it sticky temperatures and humidity.
Sydney is expected to receive anywhere from 5mm to 25mm of rain on Wednesday, with about 10mm to 15mm forecast for the following day.
In Queensland, the lasting effects of ex-tropical cyclone Seth continue to be felt as the weather system edges closer to the coast.
The cyclone has seen the closure of 40 beaches along the Gold Coast with Surf Life Saving Queensland deeming the conditions too dangerous for swimmers.
Beach-goers were advised to stay out of the water as hazardous surf conditions lashed large parts of the coast and giant waves were measured at 9m.
Mr Pippard said the region between Byron Bay and Bundaberg would receive moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday.
Rain is set to develop for NSW and Victoria over the next week as a cyclone moves over Queensland
A cyclone in the Queensland will ‘feed moisture’ into the southern states over the next week leading to wet and humid conditions
Hordes of Sydneysiders were seen soaking up the rays at the popular Bondi Beach during the first days of 2022 on what could be the last sunny day for a week
Another tropical low forming in the far north of the Sunshine State near Cooktown could see wet conditions in Cairns and heavy rain in the northern tropics.
As for the rest of the country, the meteorologist said the interior of the country would remain dry with most of the deluge hitting the eastern states.
Some thunderstorms are forecast around the interior of Western Australia stretching from the Kimberley to the central areas with storms moving north to south.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned water levels could reach or go over the highest tide of the year by at least 0.1metres in northern NSW on Wednesday.
Sydney really turned up the heat on Tuesday with thousands of punters flocking to the sand to soak up some rays
It wasn’t easy work for the life guards with a sea of people swarming the sand and the water at Bondi on Tuesday
Areas that could be affected include Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, Ballina, Evans Head, Yamba, Woolgoolga, Settlement Point, Southwest Rocks, Forster and Sawtell.
On Monday, a 47-year-old woman tragically drowned at Park Beach in Coffs Harbour, on the NSW Mid-North Coast during a trip with her family.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Joel Casey said just before 1pm there were reports of a woman unconscious in the water.
Surf Life Saving volunteers found the swimmer struggled in the ‘very severe water conditions’ and gave her CPR until emergency crews arrived.
‘Unfortunately, even with all the resources down here at the beach the 47-year-old has passed away, she was unable to be revived,’ Inspector Casey said.
Many were in need of the water to cool down as temperatures soared but sadly, the beach plans will have to be put on hold next week
Beachgoers braved the sizzling temperatures on Tuesday to work on their tans and take a quick dip
