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Australian Chart Summary

Monday - Latest

A weak trough in the west and low in the northwest in generating a few showers and storms over northern WA. A cold front is bringing the odd shower to southern SA and western VIC. Onshore winds in the east are bringing a few light showers along the NSW and QLD coasts.

Tuesday 22:00 EST

A burst of cold air behind a front shall cause blustery showers and alpine snow over TAS, VIC and NSW. A low pressure trough will generate showers and a few storms over eastern parts of QLD. Warm and dry easterly winds will persist over WA and the interior.

Wednesday 22:00 EST

A cold front will clear the southeast, leaving cool gusty showers in its wake over parts of coastal SA, TAS, eastern VIC and NSW. A trough looks to trigger a few showers and storms over eastern parts of QLD. A high will bring settled conditions over WA, SA and most of the NT.

Thursday 22:00 EST

Onshore winds and a trough should bring widespread showers to eastern NSW and QLD. Warm and dry northerly winds further west of the high will bring clear skies for most of VIC, SA, WA and the interior. A cold front should approach the far south of the country.

Friday 22:00 EST

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will drift northeast, clearing showers over southeast NSW but maintain showers over east QLD. Another high pressure system should bring clear skies for southwest WA while a cold front should approach SA and VIC.

Saturday 22:00 EST

A cold front in the southeast looks to bring cold, gusty showers to VIC and TAS. Onshore winds look to bring showers to the QLD coast and the Top End. A high pressure ridge should dominate the rest of the country with light winds and warm-to-mild days.

Sunday 22:00 EST

A trough will lead to lingering gusty showers over TAS and VIC. A region of low pressure in the north will lead to patchy showers and storms. Coastal showers are expected in the east with moist onshore winds. A trough over inland QLD and NSW could lead to isolated storms.

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

12:50 CST

Today

32°C

Tonight

23°C

Mostly sunny

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Weather News

Will we have a good snow season this year?

10:45 EST

There were two decent rounds of alpine snow last month and much of Australia's southeast shivered through their coldest temperatures in at least six months last week.

Colder showery change moving through southern states

16:08 EST

A front is bringing a colder showery change to southern Australia, dropping temperatures by five-to-10 degrees.

North Queensland chills

09:54 EST

Some inland areas of Northern Queensland have had their coldest April morning in at least 60 years.