A blast of winter weather is coming for parts of Australia, bringing intense rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds.

According to Weather Zone, a low-pressure system is expected to deliver chilly air, storms, rainfall, and “blustery” winds to Western Australia’s western regions today. The system will then progress eastward tomorrow and into Sunday.

On Thursday, a vast storm cloud over the Indian Ocean was visible from space. This cloud mass is anticipated to shift over southwestern Australia today and tomorrow.

Cloudy skies are expected tomorrow with a slightly warmer temperature of 21 degrees.

Showers are expected on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the rest of Australia will experience warm and sunny weather as we enter the second week of Spring.

In Sydney, there’s a low chance of rain over for this weekend with partly cloudy weather forecast.

Temperatures will hit a peak of 23 degrees on Sunday, with warmish temperatures between 19 and 20 degrees today and tomorrow.

Canberra can expect similar weather, with clear skies expected.

Brisbane will be hot and sunny, with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees today before dropping to a warm 23 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.

Darwin will see hot weather all weekend, with the possiblilty of a shower or two as temperatures sor to 34 degrees.