Australian Chart Summary

Friday - Latest

A trough over WA is causing scattered storms across the interior. Another trough is triggering a few showers over southern VIC, whilst a front causes winds and showers to increase over TAS. Tropical Cyclone Ului is nearing the QLD coast, causing dangerous swell and strong winds.

Saturday 22:00 EDT

Tropical Cyclone Ului should approach the QLD coast, causing gales, rain and showers south of about Townsville. Warm northerly winds will affect most of NSW as a high allows cooler winds into southern VIC, TAS and SA. A trough will trigger scattered showers and storms over WA.

Sunday 22:00 EDT

Tropical Cyclone Ului should make landfall early on the QLD coast between Cardwell and Mackay, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds. A trough will bring a cooler, showery change to NSW. A high will keep most of inland NSW, VIC and SA dry, while a trough brings storms to WA.

Monday 22:00 EDT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului should push inland and weaken over QLD, but will still bring rain and gales in the east. The heaviest rain should remain south of Townsville. Cooler southeasterlies will spread scattered showers along the NSW coast, while a high clears southern Australia.

Tuesday 22:00 EDT

Gusty easterlies will deliver some heavy showers to the QLD coast, while a low draws showers further inland. Cool southeasterlies in NSW will cause a few showers on the coast as a high keeps southern Australia dry. A trough will bring a few showers and storms to south WA.

Wednesday 22:00 EDT

Moist easterlies will feed into a low over interior QLD, leading to showers along the coast, spreading inland. A broad area of high pressure should keep much of NSW, VIC and SA dry with warmer easterlies. A trough over WA will draw hot northeasterlies ahead of it.

Thursday 22:00 EDT

Moist easterlies will drive showers onto the northern NSW and QLD coasts. A high will keep much of southern Australia dry with warmer easterly winds. A trough will trigger isolated showers and storms over WA. A broad low will bring a few showers and storms to the tropics.