Synoptic Chart for Australia

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Thursday 09:30 z

Showers and storms over northeast NSW and east Qld in unstable, humid air, heavy in the tropics in gusty SE'ly winds. Showers and storms also over the west in a broad low pressure trough with patchy light rain extending to SA. Humid and warm over the remaining tropics.

Friday 09:30 z

Showers will continue in Qld's east & develop in the NT's Top End in moist easterly winds. A high will clear most showers in NSW while directing warming northerly winds over the interior. Showers & storms will affect WA & a few will develop in SA, Tas & Vic as a trough edges east

Saturday 09:30 z

Rain & storms will scatter across much of WA's south & interior as a trough deepens. Cooling rain (& cloud) will spread across SA's south & Vic's south as a front helps draw moisture across. Warm winds will develop in NSW. Showers for Qld's east & the Top End in moist winds.

Sunday 09:30 z

A front will send a colder change across eastern Vic & NSW & bring showers & a few storms to the coast & ranges. A high will clear most showers in Vic, Tas & SA. Rain & storms will impact WA, some intense in the south in an active trough. Showers for Qld's east & the Top End.

Monday 09:30 z

Showers & storms, some intense, will affect NSW & SE Qld as cooling, moist winds feed troughs. Rain & storms, some intense, will scatter across WA, mainly the south, as a trough deepens. A low will also bring cooler, gusty winds to SW WA. A few thundery showers for the tropics.

Tuesday 09:30 z

Rain & storms in WA will become isolated & lighter & reach SA's west as a trough weakens on its way east. Warm, gusty northerly winds will develop in SA, Tas, Vic, western NSW & the interior. Showers & storms in NSW, Qld & tropics will also become isolated as a trough weakens.

Wednesday 09:30 z

Showers & storms, some intense, should scatter across the western deserts, Nullarbor, SA, Tas & later Vic as a deepening trough moves east. Warm winds will persist in the country's southeast & interior. Isolated showers & storms for NE NSW, eastern Qld & the northern tropics.