Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

A front is bringing heavy rain& storms to SW WA. Showers & storms in eastern Australia are easing & becoming confined to eastern NSW as a trough weakens. A high is causing showers to clear in SA, Tas, Vic & Qld while keeping much of central & northern parts of the country dry.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:22PM UTC

A high will strengthen over southeast Aus, bringing a cold morning to SA, parts of Vic, western NSW and Qld while trapping low cloud and drizzle patches about the ranges. A low pressure trough will deepen over WA, bringing rain. Clear with dry, gusty SE winds over the interior.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:22PM UTC

A low pressure trough will bring rain to WA and western SA as it weakens. A high pressure ridge will continue to dominate over southeast Aus, bringing mostly clear skies but directing the odd shower over the eastern Qld and NSW coasts. A cold front will bring gusty showers to Tas

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:26PM UTC

A trough over WA will persist through a deep layer of atmosphere, bringing another day of showers & storms. A strong high will dominate southeast Aus, bringing mostly clear skies but directing the odd shower over western Tas & coastal Vic, NSW & Qld. Dry for the NT and interior.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:26PM UTC

A low pressure trough over WA will weaken but still bring the odd shower. A strong high will continue to dominate over southeast Aus, bringing mostly clear skies with the odd shower for Tas and east coastal NSW and Qld. Dry, gusty SE'ly winds over the interior and Top End.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:26PM UTC

A strong high pressure ridge will finally shift eastward over NSW and even southeast Qld. Another dry day then over most of southeast Aus with some increasing showers for east coastal Qld. A cold front will approach southwest WA, drawing warm N'ly winds ahead of itself.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:26PM UTC

A cold front will slide southeastward to brush SA & Vic, bringing gusty rain & highland snow to Tas while leaving some post-frontal showers over far southwest WA. Some storms for the Top End. A high pressure cell displaced well north will continue to direct showers over east Qld.

ISSUED WEDNESDAY 5:26PM UTC