A trough and strong cold front are causing showers and powerful winds over southwestern Western Australia.
The severe weather event, which occurs roughly three times a year for residents in Perth, has sparked warnings for southern parts of the state including the South West, South Coastal, Great Southern and parts of Lower West and South East Coastal districts.
An intensifying cold front will move over the South West Land Division from early Thursday morning bringing squally showers to much of the area.
Wild surf and damaging winds are expected for most of the warnings area today.
Gusts over 100 kilometres per hour that could cause damage to homes and property south of a line Busselton to Albany and extend throughout the warning area during the morning and afternoon, reaching Perth from around 2pm Thursday.
The warnings come after days of extreme weather in WA with trees toppled, power lines cut and roads flooded due to strong rain and winds.
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Locations which may be affected include Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Mount Barker, Narrogin and Perth.
A trough in the wake of a front is bringing showers and storms to parts of Tasmania and southern Victoria.
In NSW conditions will be mostly sunny and cool for most of the state with colder temperatures around the southwest.
In Queensland, showers are clearing along with cool-to-mild in the southeast. Mostly sunny, warm in the northeast. Sunny, cool-to-mild in the west.
In SA, a late shower is forecast for the southeast with temperatures expected to be slightly below average. Mostly sunny, cool-to-cold in central. Mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in the west and north.
Conditions are set to be mostly sunny and very warm in the far north of Australia.
