Unseasonably warm winter weather across large parts of country
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.