Australian Chart Summary

Wednesday - Latest

Rain & storms are spreading across already-flooded Qld & northern NSW as moisture feeds a trough. A low in the east is maintaining hazardous surf on the NSW coast. A high is clearing southern NSW, Vic, Tas, SA & southern NT. A front is bringing cool winds to southern WA.

Thursday 11:00 EDT

Easing monsoonal winds will trigger showers & storms over the NT & northern Qld, extending into eastern Qld & northeast NSW as the winds feed unstable air. A front crossing Tas brings gusty showers, as cooling, moist southerly winds in its wake send showers over the Bight coast.

Friday 11:00 EDT

Monsoonal winds become confined over Qld's north, bringing heavy rain & storms. These extend to eastern & southeast Qld as the winds feed unstable air. A moist westerly airflow sends showers to southeast SA, Vic & Tas. Moist winds around a high bring gusty showers to southwest WA

Saturday 11:00 EDT

A humid, unstable air mass could trigger showers & storms over the northern tropics, extending as showers to southeast Qld. A cold front could bring gusty showers to southeast SA, Vic and Tas. A low off WA?s west coast may trigger showers & storms

Sunday 11:00 EST

A humid, unstable airmass could send showers & storms over the northern tropics. Gusty winds & heavy rain with a cold front over Vic & Tas. A low off WA?s west coast may trigger showers & storms. A high may send onshore showers to southeast Qld.

Monday 11:00 EST

A humid, unstable airmass may send showers & storms over the northern tropics. Gusty showers with a cold front over Vic & Tas, falling as snow in the highlands, with moist southerly winds in its wake bringing showers to SA. A low off WA?s west coast may trigger showers & storms.

Tuesday 11:00 EST

A humid, unstable airmass may send showers & storms over the northern tropics. Moist southerly winds may bring a few showers to Vic and Tas. An unstable airmass might bring showers and storms to WA.

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