Australian Chart Summary
Monday - Latest
Tropical Cyclone Kimi is causing wind & rain to intensify in north QLD. A monsoon trough & low are bringing heavy rain & storms to the Top End. Troughs are triggering storms in WA, southern QLD & northeast NSW, some intense. A front is causing strong showery winds in TAS.
Tuesday 22:00 EDT
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kimi will bring heavy rain & gusty winds to NE QLD. A monsoon trough & low will trigger heavy showers & storms in the northern tropics. Troughs will cause showers & storms in WA & QLD. A high will keep the south and interior settled.
Wednesday 22:00 EDT
The monsoon trough and moist, unstable air will generate showers & storms across the tropics. Onshore winds will cause showers and storms over southwest WA, northeast NSW and eastern QLD. Building high pressure over the southeast will ease winds and cloud cover.
Thursday 22:00 EDT
The monsoon trough and moist, unstable air will generate rain & storms across the tropics. Other troughs should help trigger showers and some storms over parts of southwest WA, TAS, east VIC, east NSW and central/eastern QLD, while maintaining heat ahead of them.
Friday 22:00 EDT
The monsoon trough and moist, unstable air will generate showers & storms across the tropics. Other troughs should help trigger showers and some storms over large parts of WA, northeast NSW and eastern QLD. A weak front should bring showers to southern TAS.
Saturday 22:00 EDT
A low and troughs in the west should generate heavy rain, showers and storms. The monsoon trough in the north will produce rain and storms. Another trough in the southeast will draw a hot airmass across the region. High pressure should keep TAS settled.
Weather News
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15:46 EDT
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Tropical Cyclone Kimi intensifies to category two with warnings extended to Bowen
15:25 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Kimi has intensified to a category two as it moves south, with a Cyclone Watch now declared to Bowen.