Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

Heavy rain & gusty winds continue to affect southeast NSW near an offshore low and trough. Deep E'ly winds and a develop monsoon and lows bring heavy rain also to northeast Qld and the northwest NT. Warm and dry E'ly winds over the interior and SA. A cool change for southwest WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:58AM UTC

A broad low pressure trough & developing monsoon will bring heavy rain & storms to the northern tropics, mainly the NT and Qld. A deep offshore trough will bring heavy rain & storms to eastern NSW. Hot NE'ly winds will stream south to SA and Vic. A showery change for southern WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:58AM UTC

An offshore trough will continue to generate rain and storms for eastern NSW, edging north. A tropical low should deepen near the northwest NT, also bringing heavy rain and storms while another near Qld could do similar. Warm E'ly winds for the interior. Cooler across the south.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:59AM UTC

A low should strengthen near northwest Australia and may become a tropical cyclone, causing gusty rain & storms. Gusty rain & storms also for the wider tropics with the monsoon and for the inland near a trough. Showers easing for eastern NSW as a trough weakens. Warm in the south

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:59AM UTC

Tropical lows or cyclones over the northern tropics will enhance gusty monsoonal rain, mostly in the NT and Qld. An inland trough and humid winds will bring more showers to Qld, NSW and possibly SA and Vic. Warm, dry and gusty E'ly winds for much of WA and the interior.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:59AM UTC

Tropical lows or cyclones will continue to enhance gusty monsoonal rain over the north, mainly for the NT, Kimberley and Qld. A trough will continue to trigger showers & storms for NSW, Vic, inland Qld & possibly Tas. Hot & dry E'ly winds over WA & the interior will spread south.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:59AM UTC

Tropical lows or cyclones will continue to enhance gusty monsoonal rain over the north. A trough will continue to trigger showers & storms for NSW, Vic, inland Qld & possibly Tas. Hot N'ly winds spreading into SA & western NSW. A cool change for southwest WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:59AM UTC