‘Wet, windy and wintry’: cold front to bring rain and potential flooding to parts of Australia

Front sweeping across southern Australia expected to bring strong winds and widespread rain over weekend Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A vigorous cold front sweeping southern Australia this weekend is forecast to bring damaging winds, rain and potential flooding to parts of the country

Heavy rain watches have been issued for parts of Northland and Bay of Plenty.

The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts heavy snow in New England, downpours in the desert, and an unpredictable ski season for the Rockies.

A powerful winter cold front will cause a broad band of rain and strong winds to sweep across southern Australia during the coming days.

A powerful cold front is bearing down on South Australia, set to bring heavy rain and dangerous winds.

A powerful cold front is bearing down on South Australia, set to bring heavy rain and dangerous winds.

Thundery showers are set to batter parts of the country and a handful of flood alerts are in place in Scotland – while central and southern England are likely to miss out on most of the much-needed rain

Storm could cause flooding in parts of UK while South East cries out for rain  lbc.co.uk

The latest WXCharts maps show temperatures will gradually climb across southern and eastern England, with many areas forecast to reach at least 30C in the coming days