Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

A low is sending cool winds, cloud & showers across Tas & Vic, which led to unseasonably cold Saturday. Showers & storms some intense, are scattering across NSW's ranges & coast, Qld's inland, the NT & WA's far north in troughs. A high is keeping much of the interior & west dry.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:14PM UTC

A gusty southerly change behind a cold front generates showers and storms, heaviest in southeast Vic. Instability extends over central Qld and into the northern tropics, bringing showers and storms. The odd shower along the Bight coast. A high clears elsewhere and warms WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:14PM UTC

A trough extends from the tropics to the country's east brings showers & storms. Onshore winds ahead of a cold front will bring showers to southeast SA, Vic & Tas. Humid, unstable air filters into WA, bringing showers and storms while drawing in heat. Dry elsewhere.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:18PM UTC

A broad high pressure ridge over the Bight sends showers in onshore winds over Tas, Vic, southeast SA and along the eastern seaboard, heaviest in Qld and northeast NSW where storms are also likely. Humid, unstable air triggers storms in the northern tropics and central WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:18PM UTC

A high may maintain settled conditions over the inland southeast, and send onshore showers to northern Qld, Tas, Vic and coastal NSW, heaviest in Tas with a clipping cold front. Humid, unstable air in the northern tropics triggers rain and thunderstorms, extending into central WA

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:18PM UTC

Areas of humid instability covering the central-western interior and northern tropics trigger showers and thunderstorms, some intense in the outback. High pressure sends onshore showers to north and southeast Qld, Tas and the Bight coast whilst keeping elsewhere dry.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:18PM UTC

Areas of humid instability stretching from the northern tropics, through the central interior and to the southeast and east trigger showers and thunderstorms. High pressure sends onshore showers to much of the eastern seaboard and southwest WA and keeps elsewhere dry.

ISSUED SATURDAY 6:18PM UTC