A fine weekend for many, storms develop through central Australia

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Not the weekend to mow the lawn as extreme heat moves across Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and parts of NSW.

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00:00Hello from the Bureau of Meteorology. Today is Friday and that means one thing,

00:04it is time to check out the weather forecast for the weekend across the country, with mostly

00:08settled conditions for the eastern states under the influence of these high pressure areas.

00:13At the same time though, this low here will contribute to a wide region of showers and

00:17storms over the interior, affecting parts of the Northern Territory, South Australia

00:22and Western Australia. To the state by state breakdown, another hot day for Queensland,

00:27temperatures into the mid 40s for some inland areas, uncomfortable weather up north because

00:32the humidity is riding very high at the moment as well. A near dry day statewide on Saturday,

00:37but a few showers around the southeast, including the possibility of storms or even severe

00:42thunderstorms for inland parts of the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, at the moment looking

00:47to stay away from those coastal urban centres. Down to New South Wales, and after some very

00:53hot days this week, it's a much more mild day on Saturday along the coast with onshore winds,

00:58temperatures anywhere from 5 to 12 degrees cooler than what they've been for the last few days.

01:04That wind will also bring a few showers, particularly through the morning, for the coast

01:07drying to a bright and mostly sunny afternoon. Inland areas have settled in clear weather,

01:13with temperatures near average. A fine but slightly cool day across Victoria on Saturday,

01:20very little wind, pretty much anywhere. Temperatures will range from the mid 20s in the

01:23north, Shepparton topping out at 26, down to around 16 degrees in the south for Wilsons Prom,

01:29so it's mostly pleasant spring weather, just maybe take that extra layer if you are spending

01:34significant time outdoors or headed out for a hike. A gusty day of winds on Saturday for Tasmania,

01:40it's a westerly wind, that means starting over here and blowing this way across the map,

01:44that will bring a few showers to the western side of the state and to the mountains as well.

01:49Mostly cloudy skies for eastern areas, but a dry day is forecast for Hobart with a high of 18,

01:54one or two light showers possible in the north. Significant storm activity to develop in the

02:00northwest of South Australia during the weekend, that could bring anywhere from 30 to 80mm of rain

02:06across the course of the weekend. Other areas won't see that much rainfall,

02:10but cloudy skies and a few showers in the southwest and for central districts as well.

02:15Anyone who lives east of the Eyre Peninsula, including around Adelaide,

02:19likely to have cloudy skies with very little if any rainfall through the course of the next couple

02:24of days. The cloud cover will contribute to below average temperatures across the state.

02:29Showers and storms also anticipated for inland parts of western Australia,

02:33and at times the south coast could see some of that weather as well.

02:36Generally dry and quite mild conditions across the southwest, including Perth with a high of 25,

02:42and as you go further north, that warm and humid weather continues around the Pilbara.

02:47Hot sticky muggy weather again for parts of the Northern Territory and around the Kimberley on

02:52Saturday, and only a slight chance of any showers to help cool things off, so likely to stay warm

02:58and humid throughout the whole day. A bit of a shift in the weather down in the far south of

03:02this map though, the southwestern corner of the NT seeing some of those showers and storms,

03:07including potentially around Uluru. And we'll take a look at Sunday as well,

03:11because we are talking the weekend, more storms for the red centre of the country

03:15across parts of NT, SA, WA once again. We could also see the onset of another

03:21outbreak of stormy weather through parts of Queensland. At this stage it's looking most

03:26likely to be inland parts of the south east, which means it will probably be avoiding Brisbane,

03:31but that is certainly an area to watch as we get closer. Cool but generally settled pleasant

03:36spring weather across the rest of southern Australia, and mostly sunny but continuing

03:40to be very hot and sticky across the tropical north. That's all from me for today, you know

03:45where to go to get more information, the website and the app have got you covered,

03:48thanks for watching and have a great weekend.

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