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Australian Chart Summary

Sunday - Latest

Moist southerly winds are bringing showers and Alpine snow to TAS and VIC. A high is keeping skies mostly clear in NSW and southern QLD, leading to a cool morning. A deepening trough in WA is producing showers in the northwest and inland southwest.

Sunday 22:00 EST

A broad high pressure system will bring a cold and frosty morning before a generally dry day over the nation's east. Low pressure troughs over WA and the tropics will generate patchy rain and storms. An approaching trough will cause some showers in southern SA and VIC.

Monday 22:00 EST

A low and trough will deepen over WA and spread into SA and the NT, bringing areas of heavy rain and storms. Southerlies will bring showers to southern WA. A high in the east will bring clear skies and a cold morning to QLD and NSW. A trough will cause light rain in VIC.

Tuesday 22:00 EST

A low and a broad trough should generate patchy rain from the WA Kimberley to central and southern Australia. A high pressure system should keep the west mainly dry, apart from a few showers on the southern coast. Another trough will produce showers and storms in the tropics.

Wednesday 22:00 EST

A low and trough should bring a cold day with patchy rain and isolated storms over QLD, NSW and northern VIC. A high will direct a few showers onto the SA coast while keeping the west and nation's interior dry. A trough will cause showers and storms in the tropics.

Thursday 22:00 EST

An east coast low is likely to form, producing strong winds and heavy showers for NSW and eastern VIC. An associated trough will move north in QLD bringing patchy rain. Moist southerlies will bring a few showers to SA. A high will clear the west and central Australia.

Friday 22:00 EST

An east coast low should bring heavy showers and strong winds to the NSW coast before moving away from the coast. A low pressure trough should linger over northern QLD bringing rain. A high pressure system will clear skies in the west and south.

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East Coast Low expected due to warm seas

17:01 EST Sydney's offshore Sea Surface Temperatures (SST's) have remained above 21 degrees for the last four days.

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