Weekend Weather Update Fri 23 Aug: Heat for central and northern Aus. Rain, wind for southern Aus.

Published: Aug 22, 2024 Duration: 00:03:44 Category: Science & Technology

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Hello from the Bureau with your weekend weather update. And our main weather stories heading into this weekend first, that unseasonal heat continuing for much of central and northern Australia with the potential for new records to be set. Otherwise, it's a different story across the far south of the country with rain, wind and storms heading into your weekend. Let's first start off with what we were expecting heading into Friday evening, and we do see a trough approaching the southeast of the country that's bringing showers to parts of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania as well as very strong winds. And that'll really ramp up into Friday night. And so we do have a Severe Weather Warning current that covers elevated parts of southern Victoria, eastern Victoria and the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. So if you are in these areas, be sure to check for the latest warnings heading into Friday night and Saturday morning. Otherwise, it is also wet and windy across far southwest WA including Perth, with a trough moving through. And that's also bringing very welcome rainfall to agricultural areas of the South West Land Division. But as you can see behind it, another very strong cold front approaching from the west, and this will bring severe weather over the weekend. And so we will be releasing a dedicated severe weather video for southern parts of WA and that will be available to watch on our social media channels later on Friday. Otherwise, the rest of the country is remaining very clear and dry, and that's allowing a lot of this heat to really build up. And we are seeing maximum temperatures very much above the August average, all the way from northern New South Wales into Queensland and the rest of the north of the country. So this heat will persist through the weekend and into much of next week. On Saturday we do see showers gradually clearing off in Victoria, as well as some of that wind, but showers continuing for parts of Tasmania. And there's that strong cold front approaching southwest WA that will bring a band of heavy showers and storms, as well as some very strong winds extending through towards eastern Esperance through the day on Saturday. Otherwise, we do see just a few patchy showers across parts of New South Wales through the day. Otherwise clear skies returning to Victoria. Into Sunday across the north of the country and we have seen some very heavy tropical showers about the Cassowary Coast in Cairns through this week. They'll gradually ease off, so on a drying trend through there, but that cold front will start to approach the southeast of the country. It will weaken back into a trough, but we are still expecting very windy conditions, especially across coastal parts of South Australia and also southwest Victoria, especially from Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon rain builds across Victoria, with the potential for severe thunderstorms for northern Victoria and the New South Wales Riverina. Otherwise, into Sunday night we do see a few showers pushing onto the New South Wales coast, but as you can see, clear and dry for the rest of the country. So let's next look at those temperatures and starting off with Saturday, you can see max temperatures of into the low to mid 30s right across central and northern Australia. And this is 10 to 15 degrees above the August average. The real hotspot will be Oodnadatta, just in north of Coober Pedy, currently expecting a forecast maximum of 38 or 39 degrees. Otherwise quite a bit cooler across far south west WA but remaining mild across the eastern seaboard. A warm 25 in Sydney and 26 for Brisbane. But it will get even warmer as heat pushes towards the east coast on Sunday. Will be up to 29 degrees in Brisbane, 26 in Sydney and remaining quite mild across the southeast and then quite cool across the WA in the wake of that cold front. But maximum temperatures very much above average, even nudging up to 40 degrees for parts of the northern Kimberley. So that's your weekend forecast stay up to date with the latest forecast information and warnings on our website and social media channels. And we'll see you next time.

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