Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

A cold front is sending wintry winds across southeastern Australia, & showers into Tas, southern Vic & coastal NSW. Patchy rain & storms are occurring in WA's inland in a developing trough. Winds are turning warmer easterly in WA's west, & showery onshore on Qld's north coast.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:38PM UTC

A cold front will send wintry winds across southeastern Australia, & showers into Tas, southern Vic & coastal NSW. Patchy rain & storms will affect WA's inland in a developing trough. Winds will turn warmer easterly in WA's west, & showery onshore on Qld's north coast.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC

A cold morning over the southeast under a broad high with lingering cold air. The high will direct the odd shower along the east coast and southwest Tas. A vigorous front approaching WA will fire up a trough already there, triggering storms. Settled elsewhere under the high.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC

A low and complex front will bring rain, storms & very gusty winds to southwest WA. Another cool morning over the southeast, also the interior, then a mild-to-warm day in mostly clear skies. Onshore winds should produce a few showers along the eastern seaboard & for western Tas.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC

A cold front & trough will move east over southern WA to SA, producing gusty showers & storms. Warm, N'ly winds developing over SA ahead of the front. Clear skies over much of the east with a high apart from a few showers in the far northern tropics & western Tas in onshore winds

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC

A gusty cold front should reach Tas, SA & Vic, bringing a much cooler change with showers & storms, heaviest in Tas. Very warm ahead of the front in SA & NSW. A high displaced well north will bring a cool morning to Qld then a warm day while another high will clear the southwest.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC

A cold front should slide east, likely bringing a cool S'ly change to southeast NSW while it remains very warm further north. Cool for Vic & SA. Another showery trough could start to develop over WA. A high will keep southeast Qld stable while aiding showers over the far north.

ISSUED TUESDAY 11:40PM UTC