ns in the country’s southeast are battling the worst floods they’ve seen in decades while residents in the west are facing an extreme heatwave.
Heavy rainfall on Monday has led to major flooding in Victoria with warnings river levels will remain high for days to come.
Dozens of calls have already been made for help while authorities have warned residents in the central region it is too late to leave their homes as floods close in.
The wet weather system has moved on up bringing showers and thunderstorms to northeast NSW and southeast Queensland on Tuesday.
The wild conditions are in stark contrast to the scorching temperatures to batter Western with a high fire danger warning in place for parts of the state.
Several regions experienced record-breaking rain (pictured, butcher sandbagged in Rochester)
The wild conditions are in stark contrast to the scorching temperatures to batter Western with a high fire danger warning in place for parts of the state (stock image)
Major flooding across central Victoria was caused by a heavy rain band on Monday (above), fuelled by tropical moisture
Two dozen people were rescued from dangerous floodwaters in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning with warnings issued for the Campaspe and Goulburn rivers in central Victoria.
Residents who remained in Seymour, Yea and Rochester overnight, it was too late to evacuate by Tuesday.
A band of heavy rain fuelled by tropical moisture caused record-breaking rain, including in Heathcote which saw 154mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday.
It was the heaviest January rain and second wettest day since the town’s records began in 1882.
Bendigo broke its daily rainfall record with 91.8mm during the 24 hours to 9am on Monday.
Flooding in some areas could last for the next five days with levels at Seymour expected to be higher than in 1993.
Weatherzone meteorologist Stephen King told Daily Mail central Victoria won’t see much rain in the coming days.
‘Conditions are looking pretty good. The rain has mostly cleared in New South Wales leaving just partially cloudy skies,’ he said.
‘Northeastern NSW will see thunderstorms with some activity over the southeast and Canberra.’
That wet weather is set to hit Canberra on Tuesday before the skies partially clear on Wednesday.
Sydney’s outlook is similarly bleak with showers on Tuesday easing into cloudy conditions on Wednesday.
The rest of the week is expected to be wet with showers forecast from Thursday to Monday.
Mr King said the clear conditions will continue over central Victoria through to Friday.
Residents in Seymour, Yea and Rochester have become trapped by floodwaters (pictured, Rochester on Tuesday)
Residents who remained in Seymour, Yea and Rochester (above) have been told it is too late to evacuate
Flooding in some areas could last for five days with levels at Seymour (above) expected to be higher than in 1993
‘The next couple days look fine and sunny,’ he said.
‘There could be some afternoon thunderstorms on Friday but nothing like what we’ve seen the last few days.’
Melbourne is set to see a cloudy Tuesday with the skies to stay grey through to Thursday.
The city is forecast to have one day of sunshine on Friday before showers move over on Saturday.
Rainfall will continue in Brisbane through to the end of the week with the wet conditions coupled with temperatures ranging from the low 20Cs to low 30Cs.
Perth can expect windy conditions on Wednesday with winds shifting south to southwesterly travelling at 30 to 40km/h early in the afternoon, reaching up to 50km/h near the coast.
High temperatures in the Western n capital will hang around the low to mid 30Cs for the rest of the week with Friday set to be the hottest day at 35C.
Meanwhile, several districts in the state will face an extreme heatwave and high fire danger.
Mr King said the worst of the heatwave will stretch from the Pilbara down to the Gold Fields.
‘Unfortunately, the hot air will sit there for the next week with temperatures well into the 40Cs,’ he said.
‘That will continue at least until this time next week.’
The heatwave is expected to reach Perth by Thursday or Friday.
An extreme heatwave (above) will hang over Western through to next week with temperatures ‘well in the 40Cs’
The extreme heatwave (forecast above) is expected to reach Perth either on Thursday or Friday
Partially cloudy skies over Adelaide will remain on Tuesday and Wednesday before clearing into sunny skies on Thursday.
Hobart will see similar weather with grey skies on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of a sunny Thursday.
Darwin is still in the thick of its wet season with showers and possible storms forecast through to next week.