Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is causing increasing winds, rain & storms along the Pilbara coast. Storms are scattering across the remaining tropics & over inland WA, SA, Vic, Tas and southern NSW in unstable air.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:32PM UTC

TC Narelle near the northwest WA coast will bring heavy showers & strong winds. Troughs will bring showers & storms over the northern tropics & western WA. A cold front will drive showers and storms and storms over southeast Aus.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:34PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Narelle near northwest WA and troughs extending east and south will bring showers and storms to the northern tropics and northern and western WA. Gusty showers, heavy rain and alpine snow will extend across southeast Aus and eastern NSW near an offshore low.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:33PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Narelle will cross western WA, bringing increased heavy rain, damaging winds and storms. Rain, strong winds and alpine snow will ease for Vic and eastern NSW near an offshore low. High pressure will extend north, easing showers for the tropics.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:33PM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Narelle will cross over southwest WA, bringing heavy rain, storms & damaging winds. High pressure building over southeast Aus should confine showers to the coast in onshore winds. The high extending over the continent should bring light showers over the tropics.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:33PM UTC

A new low pressure system should approach southwest WA, maintaining gusty showers across western and southern WA. High pressure near the east coast should extend over the continent, bringing light showers to coastal parts of Tas, Vic, NSW, Qld and the NT.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:33PM UTC

A trough and low should bring showers and storms to southern and eastern WA. A high pressure ridge over the Tasman Sea should bring some showers, storms and gusty winds to coastal Qld and northeast NSW. High pressure should keep elsewhere mostly dry.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 7:33PM UTC