Thunderstorm warning as wild weather batters parts of Australia

Australians have been told to brace for thunderstorms nearly every day this week, as violent weather continues to batter parts of the country.

The storms are expected to develop across central, eastern, southern and south-eastern Australia today.

Meteorologists at Weatherzone believe the thunderstorms are being driven by abnormally warm seas which are pumping warm and humid air into the atmosphere.

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Parts of Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland will experience storm activity today.

Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra will all be at risk of severe thunderstorm activity tomorrow.

Thunderstorms and showers will move east later this week, while also extending towards the south of WA due to the passage of a cold front.

According to Weatherzone, a frontal system combined with deepening low-pressure troughs is expected to bring more widespread thunderstorms across Australia from this weekend into early next week.

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It comes as heatwave conditions grip large parts of Queensland.

A severe heatwave warning remains in place until Thursday for the Peninsula, Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Central West and North West Districts

There is also a heatwave warning in place for the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, and the northern districts in Western Australia until tomorrow.