Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

A front crossing southern WA is triggering showers and thunderstorms. A broad high pressure ridge is directing showery SE'ly winds over the coasts of Qld, northern NSW and the NT Top End while clearing showers over Tas and keeping the remainder of the country clear and dry.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:31AM UTC

Fronts crossing to the south of WA will trigger showers and storms in the state’s west and south. A coastal trough and moist SE’ly winds will trigger showers and storms over northeast NSW and eastern Qld. A high pressure ridge will keep Tas, Vic and the Aus interior clear and dry

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:31AM UTC

Moist, unstable winds will cause showers over the NT Top End, eastern Qld and northeast NSW, some heavy. Showers and storms for southeast WA as moisture feeds a trough, reaching SA and Tas later in the day. A high should keep much of the nation’s eastern interior clear and dry.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:32AM UTC

A weak trough will produce showers and storms over SA’s south, Tas, western Vic and southwestern NSW. A trough developing off WA’s west coast may bring showers and storms later. Moist SE’ly winds should bring showers to eastern Qld, northeast NSW and the northeast NT.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:32AM UTC

Rain and storms, some heavy, should scatter across WA's west as moisture feeds a lingering trough. A trough may develop over inland SA, NSW and southern Qld, triggering showers and storms. Showers along the Qld coast should continue in persistent onshore winds.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:32AM UTC

A cold front should trigger showers and thunderstorms over WA’s west and south and may cause showers over SA’s south and Tas’s west later. A trough and moist southeasterly winds may continue to trigger showers and thunderstorms over eastern Qld and northeast NSW.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:32AM UTC

Fronts crossing southern Aus may trigger showers and storms over southern WA, southern SA, southwest Vic and Tas. A high pressure ridge should continue to direct showery onshore winds over northeast NSW, eastern Qld and the NT Top End while maintaining dry conditions elsewhere.

ISSUED THURSDAY 7:32AM UTC