Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

Troughs over northern WA, the NT, Qld and northeast NSW are triggering rain and thunderstorms, some intense. Westerly winds between fronts are bring gusty cooling showers to Tas. A ridge of high pressure keeps southern WA, SA, Vic and much of NSW dry.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Westerly winds behind a cold front will drive a few gusty showers through Tas and southern Vic. Monsoonal flow and a trough will bring thunderstorms and heavy rain to the tropics and southeast Qld. Hot and mostly dry for WA's west.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Monsoonal moisture will fuel rain and thunderstorms across the tropics, with showers and storms spreading to eastern Qld via a stalled trough. Dry and hot easterlies around a ridge for southern WA and showery southwesterlies in a cold front for Vic and Tas.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Monsoonal moisture will continue to fuel rain and storms across the tropics. A surface trough will continue to trigger showers and storms over Qld and northeast NSW. Cool and showery southwesterlies for Tas and Vic near cold fronts while a high keeps elsewhere dry.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Showers, rain and storms continuing over the northern tropics with monsoonal flow, and over Qld and far northeast NSW with a trough. A high will keep much of the south dry, sending cool to mild winds over Tas, Vic and NSW and hot E'ly winds over southwest WA.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Showers, heavy rain & storms continuing for the northern tropics with a possible low over the NT. Showers & storms also for Qld with a lingering, very slow-moving trough. A high will keep the south mostly dry, sending mild winds over Tas, Vic & NSW & hot E'lies over WA.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC

Monsoon flow over the NT and northern Qld and a possible low over the NT will continue to bring rain and storms. High pressure ridges will keep elsewhere mainly dry including southern Qld. Mild air will reach southwest WA behind a front passing to the south.

ISSUED MONDAY 9:05PM UTC