Synoptic Chart for Australia

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Monday 18:30 z

Low pressure and a deep feed of tropical moisture is driving heavy, flooding rainfall and intense thunderstorms over the NT, northeast SA, northwest NSW and western Qld. Showers and storms extend over NSW. A high keeps southern WA, southern SA, Vic and Tas mostly dry and settled.

Tuesday 10:30 z

A low in the centre should stall, sustaining flooding rain across much of the region. Showers & storms some intense, will scatter across Vic, NSW, Qld & much of the tropics as moisture feeds troughs. A high will keep much of WA's south & SA dry while a front cools Tas.

Wednesday 10:30 z

A near-stationary low in the centre will maintain flooding rain & storms to its near east & south. Showers & storms will scatter across Vic's east, NSW, Qld & much of the tropics as moisture feeds troughs. A high will keep much of the south dry. Hot winds to persist in WA's west.

Thursday 10:30 z

A near-stationary low should cause flooding rain to persist across central Australia. Showers & storms should scatter across SA's north, Vic's north, NSW, Qld & much of the tropics as moisture feeds troughs. Hot winds in WA's west should persist inland as a trough deepens.

Friday 10:30 z

Showers & storms, some intense, will scatter across SA, Vic, NSW, Qld & much of the tropics as moisture feeds troughs. A broadening high should cause flooding rain to ease in most of central Australia while keeping some of the eastern interior & much of Tas & southern WA dry.

Saturday 10:30 z

Rain & storms, some intense, should spread across SA as the remnants of a low dips south, Showers & storms should affect parts of Vic, NSW, Qld, central Australia & the tropics as moisture feeds troughs. A front should send a gusty, mainly dry cooler change across WA's southwest.

Sunday 10:30 z

Rain & storms, some intense, should spread across SA western Vic & western NSW as remnants of a low link with a front. Showers & storms should affect parts of the eastern seaboard, central Australia & tropics as moisture feeds troughs. A high should clear WA's west.