The national weather forecast for Friday, March 28, 2025 by the Bureau of Meteorology at 2:30pm AEDT, 27 March 2025.
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00:00Hi it's Christy at the Weather Bureau with your national weather forecast for
00:04tomorrow, Friday the 28th of March. Starting with our synoptic pattern
00:08through the north, a monsoon trough extending through the north but also
00:11down into western Queensland. Now this is the weather system that's brought so
00:15much heavy rain and widespread flooding through inland parts and that will
00:18continue tomorrow. So if you want more information about this weather system
00:22make sure you check out our severe weather video also posted today which
00:25will have all the details. But elsewhere we have a high-pressure ridge through
00:29the south, now that's bringing settled conditions to southern Australia. Through
00:33the western an offshore trough which is allowing hot easterly winds to continue
00:37heatwave conditions along the west coast. And then through the north we have a
00:41couple of tropical lows. Now this one over in the far west is severe tropical
00:47cyclone Courtney, that one's moving away from Australia not expected to impact us.
00:50However tropical low 28u is moving towards the coast and there is a brief
00:55window where it has a moderate chance of forming into a tropical cyclone. So
01:00we're watching this one closely. Elsewhere we have a cold front moving
01:03across the Southern Ocean that will impact Tasmania on Saturday. In
01:08Queensland we can see widespread heavy rainfall and some thunderstorms
01:12continuing. Now again mostly through inland parts during the day but as we go
01:16through the day that heavy rainfall will start to move eastwards and start to
01:19impact southeast Queensland. Under all this rain and cloud we are seeing
01:23temperatures well below average up to 10 degrees below average in the south
01:27but closer to average through the peninsula. Brisbane heading for a top of
01:3127 degrees with rain increasing during the day as this system moves eastwards.
01:36Down in New South Wales rain and thunderstorms moving into the northern
01:40inland initially extending into the central inland and later in the day we
01:45could see some of that heavier rainfall moving towards the east as well. Once
01:48again temperatures well below average through the north closer to average in
01:52the south. Sydney heading for a top of 27, Canberra 24 both expecting showers to
01:57increase during the day as this system moves southwards. Down in Victoria though
02:02a mostly settled and warm day with winds tending northerly. We will see cloud
02:06increasing from the north though as this system gets closer a couple of showers
02:10perhaps about the ranges or through the north. Melbourne itself though heading
02:14for a mostly sunny top of 30 degrees. Very settled in Tasmania as well with
02:19conditions just the chance of a shower along the north coast. Hobart heading for
02:2425 degrees and mostly sunny. Mostly sunny also across southern parts of South
02:29Australia with warm conditions. Adelaide heading for 32 degrees however we could
02:34see cooler and cloudier conditions up in the northeast with the potential for
02:38some showers or thunderstorms moving across the border. Over in the west warm
02:43to hot and mostly sunny through southern WA and central parts as well with high
02:48fire dangers. However during the day as this west coast trough starts to move a
02:53little bit on shore it will allow some south to southwest lee winds to bring
02:56slightly cooler conditions particularly to the southwest coast. So Perth heading
03:01for a top of 35 degrees still hot but not quite as hot as today. And then
03:06through the north we see this monsoon trough maintaining showers and
03:09thunderstorms through the northern Kimberley and the top end. We could see
03:12some locally heavy rainfall with some of those thunderstorms. We could also see
03:16heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts as tropical low 28u moves towards the
03:21coast. Now once again there is a brief window for this system where it may turn
03:26into a tropical cyclone however either way it will still likely bring heavy
03:31rainfall and damaging winds so a severe weather warning has been issued for this
03:34area. We also see cloud and light rain and cool conditions through southern
03:38parts of the Northern Territory. 25 degrees for Alice Springs while Darwin's
03:43heading for a top of 32 degrees with a shower or two and possible thunderstorm.
03:47And that's it for our weather update. Make sure you stay up to date with the
03:50latest forecasts and warnings for your location on the Bureau's website or app
03:54and we'll see you again soon.