Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

Troughs are triggering rain, storms & showers in SA, VIC, NSW, the NT and northern WA, some intense. Troughs are generating gusty, dry & hot winds in western NSW & western QLD, & strong cooling southerlies in the country's south. Tropical Cyclone Jasper is well out to sea.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:22PM UTC

A trough will deepen, funnelling heat & storms over NSW & western QLD & increasingly heavy rain for SA. Dry, gusty easterly winds for WA's west. Tropical Cyclone Jasper Cyclone should continue to track toward the QLD coast but keep intense wind, rain & waves well offshore.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:22PM UTC

A trough curving over the east will maintain rain, showers & storms in the tropics & parts of NSW, VIC & SA as well as funnelling heat over NSW & western QLD. Tropical Cyclone Jasper should approach the QLD coast but keep intense wind, rain & waves well offshore.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:27PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Jasper should near NE QLD, causing wind, showers & storms to intensify. Lows with troughs curving over the eastern inland will trigger storms, showers, rain & gusty winds in NSW, VIC & parts of SA as well as funnelling heat southward.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:27PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Jasper should bring intense wind, rain, waves & a storm surge to NE QLD. Troughs in the eastern interior will edge east, funneling heat over QLD & NSW, & triggering showers & storms in the east & north. A high will keep much of SA and WA dry.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:27PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Jasper should take intense rain, storms & wind across north QLD. Troughs over the eastern interior will edge east, bringing storms over NT, Qld & NSW & sending cooler winds over southern NSW, VIC & SA. Warmer easterlies for WA around a high.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:27PM UTC

A tropical low (Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper) should still bring intense rain, storms & wind to north QLD. Troughs should bring storms over NT, Qld & NSW, while directing hot winds toward the east, west & north. A high should maintain cooler, dry winds in the south.

ISSUED SATURDAY 9:27PM UTC