Unseasonably warm winter weather across large parts of country

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August 2024 weather more akin to typical spring conditions instead of continuing the wintery weather.

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00:00Hello from the Bureau with your weekend weather update, where I'll be touching on the unseasonably

00:04warm weather that's forecast to extend across large parts of southern Australia, some showers

00:09developing about southern WA with a cold front, and some showers and storms developing about

00:15central and eastern parts of Queensland.

00:18So I'll start off looking at the mean sea level pressure chart, and this is what's happening

00:22at the moment.

00:23We've got this ridge, a broad ridge of high pressure extending across southern parts of

00:27the country.

00:28Now this is going to persist over the weekend and bring really settled weather to the far

00:32southeast.

00:33But at the moment we've also got a risk of showers about the east coast of NSW associated

00:40with this trough, just pushing up there, and then an onshore flow bringing a lot of moisture

00:45to the Queensland coast with some scattered showers as well.

00:48But the rest of the country is pretty much cloud free at the moment.

00:52So moving into tomorrow, we've got Victoria and South Australia, where we find light winds,

00:59clear skies, really beautiful winter's day there, whereas for NSW central and north coast

01:05there is a risk of showers to develop, particularly during the afternoon, and as well for the

01:10Queensland coast.

01:12Now the showers are expected to intensify about the north tropical Queensland coast

01:16during the afternoon, while if we shift our focus out in the west, here's that cold front

01:22pushing in, and we're forecasting that to cross the coast overnight Saturday into the

01:26early hours of Sunday morning, bringing gusty showers, and even the risk of heavy rainfall

01:32about the western coastal districts.

01:35Now I've paused it here on Sunday afternoon because we have an upper trough that will

01:39be moving into the Queensland area, and that's going to bring some really unstable conditions,

01:45and again intensifying the shower activity and spreading it further inland.

01:50There's also the risk of hit and miss thunderstorms to be pushed all the way into central parts

01:55as well.

01:57And I also just wanted to draw your attention to this coastal trough that's sitting just

02:00off the coast.

02:02Now if that coastal trough pushes a little bit further inland, there is a risk that there

02:06may be some heavier rainfall totals about southeastern parts of Queensland, and also

02:11about the northern coast of NSW as well, so it's good to keep an eye on it and make sure

02:16if you live within these areas to start today with the latest forecasts.

02:20Now heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding may also develop about the north

02:25tropical Queensland coast and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin, so people within those

02:30areas should also stay up to date with the latest warnings.

02:33Now as we continue to move through however that cold front, tracking across the west

02:37will start to dry out, no longer attached to a moisture source with the showers gradually

02:42weakening.

02:44Temperature wise, in the southeast typically chilly for this time of year, out in the west

02:49warmer, but it's the daytime temperatures where things get really interesting.

02:53The maximum temperature is 10 to 12 degrees above the August average out in Western Australia,

02:59and it's that heat or that warm air that's going to be dragged across southern parts

03:03of the country over the weekend.

03:05And as we move into Sunday, a maximum of 20 degrees for Adelaide, 18 for Melbourne and

03:1017 for Hobart, and that warmth is going to continue into early next week with some of

03:15those locations even having maximum temperatures in the low 20s, so temperatures that are more

03:20typical for spring rather than winter time.

03:24So if you're wanting to know more about what's going on in your neck of the woods, then you

03:28can visit the Bureau's website, the app or social media, otherwise we'll see you again

03:32next time.

03:33Bye for now.

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