Perth weather: Storm warning as strong cold front rolls across south-west of the State

Perth’s wild weather Monday has arrived, with rain already drenching the city ahead of strong cold front expected to roll over later this morning.

A severe weather warning is in place for the south-west corner of the State with locals warned to get ready now for the once-in-a-year weather event.

A strong cold front is passing over the southwestern corner of the State, bringing showers along the front, with westerly winds in its wake, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

And, it won’t end there with a series of additional strong cold fronts expected in southern parts of the State during Tuesday and Wednesday.

While the bureau’s official forecast predicts 20mm of rain to fall on Monday — 5mm of which has already hit rain gauges in just one hour between 5.30am and 6.30am — it also warns “heavy rainfall exceeding 30 mm/hr is possible in coastal and nearby inland parts of the warning area from late Monday morning.”

“A series of fronts are lined up to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and large waves to southern and western #WA from Monday through to Wednesday. This type of weather is only seen about once per year.”

“Significant thunderstorms are possible along the front itself as it reaches the coast, as well as in western winds following the passage of the front.

“The potential for damaging winds and heavy falls in showers and thunderstorms is likely to continue through Tuesday and into Wednesday.”