<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms are set to roll across southern Australia to end the week, ending the recent run of warm, dry weather.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A low-pressure system is driving the change, sending a cold front and trough from west to east starting today. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds are forecast to sweep across southern Australia as the front advances.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/groceries-prices-inflation-coles-woolies-supermarket-prices/a0b3c54b-ac98-41cd-9132-879fe1663b42" rel="" target="" title="How much your supermarket spend has jumped in two years"><strong><span>How much your supermarket spend has jumped in two years</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Southern Western Australia is expected to experience these conditions from today, with South Australia following tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory are set for wet weather over the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rain will spread across a wide stretch of the south, although totals will vary. Some areas could pick up 10 to 20mm, with isolated falls above 40mm possible, particularly where thunderstorms develop.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/wet-windy-weather-may-australia-southern-cool-change-winds-forecast/1ad43ac7-af66-4d03-a6f7-18f412ce6cd6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Winds are set to pick up ahead of the front, with strengthening northerlies giving way to cooler west to south-westerly winds as it passes through.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-australian-hiker-canada-police-search-nova-scotia/53c00428-2cd5-4864-88a6-d0453e9b6f99" rel="" target="" title="Search ramps up for Australian woman missing on Canada hiking trail"><strong><span>Search ramps up for Australian woman missing on Canada hiking trail</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Damaging gusts are possible in parts of South Australia and western Victoria on Saturday, extending to elevated areas of eastern Victoria and south-east New South Wales on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures are expected to ease by around 5 to 10 degrees across much of the south as the system moves through.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide is forecast to drop back to about 19 degrees on Sunday and Monday after reaching the high 20s earlier in the week. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, Melbourne is expected to ease from about 26 degrees on Friday to 22 degrees by Sunday, while Hobart will fall from the mid-20s to around 19 by Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Canberra is also set to cool, slipping from the low 20s over the weekend to about 17 degrees by Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>