Australian Synoptic Chart Summary

Saturated E'ly winds are feeding heavy rain & storms over Qld. Some showers extend into northern NSW while a high keeps most of the remaining southeast dry. Humid, unstable N'lies bring showers & storms across the NT & northern WA while a trough draws heat south over southern WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:28AM UTC

Rain and storms continuing for Qld as saturated easterly winds feed an axis of instability. Showers and storms also across northern WA and the NT in humid N'ly winds. Heat funnelling south of SA and southeast WA ahead of a low. Dry across much of the southeast with a high.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:28AM UTC

Tropical lows will focus rain and storms over northeast Qld and northeast WA while humid E'ly to N'ly winds maintain showers and storms across the remaining east coast and the NT's Top End. Warm northerly winds over the interior, SA and Vic. Cool S'ly winds in the southwest.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:31AM UTC

Tropical lows will focus rain and storms over north Qld and northeast WA while humid N'lies maintain showers and storms for the NT. Warm N'ly winds for SA, NSW and Vic ahead of a cool SW change. Mild and settled over southwest WA with a strengthening high pressure ridge.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:31AM UTC

Tropical lows will maintain rain and storms over north Qld, WA and the NT, with showers and storms elsewhere across the tropics in humid, unstable air. Hot over NSW ahead of cool change. Cool and showery for Vic, Tas and SA. Mild & dry for southwest WA with a high pressure ridge.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:31AM UTC

Saturated E'ly winds won't let up for north Qld, with further rain & storms expected, reaching the NT. A low will aid showers & storms over northern WA. A cool, showery day for the ranges & western slopes of NSW & Vic behind a cold front. Mostly dry & mild elsewhere in the south.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:31AM UTC

Saturated E'ly winds persisting for north Qld, bringing rain & storms, some reaching the northern NT. A tropical low could spread showers & storms over WA and the interior. Winds turning warmer and increasingly humid E'ly across NSW, Vic & SA. Mild & mostly dry for southwest WA.

ISSUED SATURDAY 5:31AM UTC