The first weekend of August expected to be settled in the east and wet in the west.
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00:00Hello from the Bureau with your weekend weather update.
00:03And this weekend we're expecting drier and more subtle conditions across eastern Australia,
00:08but daytime and nighttime temperatures will remain quite cool.
00:11Elsewhere though, it's a different story in Western Australia with rain building and
00:15this will extend into parts of the Northern Territory and South Australia.
00:19First though, let's look at the synoptic situation.
00:22And on Friday, we do see this low pressure system over the Tasman Sea start to move away
00:26from the coast, and it's this system which brought large waves and showers to New South
00:30Wales and parts of South East Queensland.
00:33We do see a ridge of high pressure building behind it, and this will mean a clear but
00:37cold night across the eastern seaboard.
00:39Elsewhere, there is a weak cold front brushing parts of coastal South Australia, southern
00:44Victoria and Tasmania.
00:45We're not expecting too much in the way of rainfall there, but we will see showers
00:49heavy at times continuing about Queensland's Cassowary Coast.
00:54As for Saturday though, we do see this rain band across Western Australia start to build
00:58and extend from the Pilbara and interior, and into parts of the southern Northern Territory
01:02and South Australia by Saturday evening.
01:05And these parts of Australia don't typically see rainfall at this time of year, with the
01:09average August monthly rainfall generally being less than 10mm.
01:13But with this rain band though, we could see multiple times the monthly average rainfall.
01:18So do keep an eye on the latest warnings and updates, but at this stage the flood risk
01:22is considered to be low.
01:24Elsewhere for Saturday, we do see a couple of showers for parts of Victoria including
01:28Melbourne, but dry and plenty of sunshine returning to Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and
01:33much of Northern Australia.
01:35Into Sunday, we see a couple more showers brushing the south coast of Victoria and also
01:40through Tasmania, but we do see clear skies continuing for Brisbane, Sydney and for much
01:45of Queensland.
01:46But this rain band will push a little bit further east, and by Sunday afternoon it will
01:50slow down and become a little bit more patchy, but we could see some showers pushing into
01:55southwest Queensland, western New South Wales and parts of northern Victoria.
02:00And even as early next week, this rain band is expected to push further towards the east
02:04coast.
02:05There is a little bit of disagreement with the models at this stage, but keep an eye
02:08on the forecasts if you are living particularly in southeast Queensland and northeast New
02:12South Wales.
02:13Elsewhere across the country, a dry Sunday for Perth, and that's ahead of the next
02:18cold front coming through from the west.
02:20Having a look at the temperatures now, and we can see for much of southern Australia
02:24it will be quite a cool day, but of note are temperatures under this thick cloud band in
02:28western Australia with maximum temperatures between 4 to 10 degrees below average.
02:33We'll see generally cool to mild conditions for elsewhere, Sydney 19, Brisbane 23, plenty
02:38of sunshine, but it will be cloudy in Melbourne atop of just 14 degrees.
02:43We don't see much change to the east coast on Sunday, remaining cool but also warming
02:47up slightly across parts of New South Wales and Queensland.
02:50And we do see that cold air extend into south Australia, just maximums of 14 and 15 about
02:55western parts of the state.
02:56But it will be generally mild across western Australia, and remaining hot and humid in
03:00the north.
03:01Tune into this weekend, do check for the latest forecasts and updates on the Bureau's website
03:06and social media, and we'll see you next time.