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Saturday 18:30 z

An unstable air mass brings showers & storms to central & south WA with patchy rain extending in SA's west. Brisk SE'ly winds & showers for eastern NSW & northeast Qld. Showers & storms in a tropical airmass over the NT's Top End & far north Qld.

Sunday 09:30 z

Showers will continue to scatter along the eastern seaboard in fresh, gusty onshore winds. Rain & a few storms will scatter across the Nullarbor & SA's south ahead of a front. The front will bring brisk winds & showers to WA's south. Showers & storms for the tropical north.

Monday 09:30 z

A front will draw patchy rain & storms across the south, mainly Tas & Vic. Showers on the eastern seaboard will become confined to NSW's north & Qld as onshore winds ease further south. A few storms in the northern tropics & inland WA. A high will keep the interior dry.

Tuesday 09:30 z

A front and unstable air mass will draw showers & storms across WA's south, western SA, Tas, Vic & southern NSW. Showers along the Qld should become confined to the tropics as onshore winds ease. Storms in the tropics should be limited to the far north.

Wednesday 09:30 z

Winds should turn warmer northerly across the Nullarbor, SA, Vic & Tas ahead of a front. Patchy rain & a few storms across the country's south in that warmer air, while cool air will be drawn across southwest WA. Showers & storms in the tropics should be limited to the north.

Thursday 09:30 z

Warm northerly winds should become gusty across SA, Tas, Vic & western NSW ahead of a front. The front will draw showers & storms across the country's south, & send a cool, gusty, showery change across WA & later SA. Isolated showers & storms on the eastern seaboard & tropics.

Friday 09:30 z

A front should cross the southeast bringing heavy showers and gusty, potentially damaging winds, across parts of SA, Tas, Vic & southern NSW. A tropical low or cyclone could approach Far North Qld. Breezy across central and the remainder of southern Australia in a strong ridge.