Calm Weather Expected Across Most of Nation

Let's fly around the states now, starting in the north-east for Queensland, and we certainly could see some heavy showers north of Townsville around that Cairns to Cardwell area with some thunderstorms in the mix. Then quite a bright day along the coast from Townsville down to Bundaberg, but south of Bundaberg we have got a few light showers, maybe 5 mm to 10 mm. Unlikely to get more than that, but it could be a little damp at times through Brisbane. All other areas are bright and sunny through the south and the west of the state, with near seasonal temperatures. A few showers are also anticipated in the far north-east of New South Wales, really around the Coffs Harbour, Yamba area up through Byron Bay and Tweed Heads, with no significant rain expected to accumulate.

And I've started with that because we probably will struggle to find another drop of rain anywhere in the state. Bright sunny skies for central and southern parts of the east coast from Maitland through Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong, with seasonal temperatures in the mid twenties. It's a bright day for Canberra and others in the mountains and Tablelands, 25 °C there, and we've got sunshine out west with temperatures pushing low thirties.

A touch of fog possible in the morning in Victoria, and that's really the only thing that would come between clear blue skies and the entire day. All the rest of the weather will be bright and sunny right across the state, and with a northerly breeze, the temperatures are really climbing as well, but a late warmth before we head deeper into autumn. 28 °C for Melbourne, with most places being between 26 °C and 31 °C.

Also a really sunny, bright and warm day for Tasmania. A little cloud around, but a lot of sunshine around too. Temperatures will range from 21 °C across the north coast down to about 27 °C or 28 °C here in the south, with moderate northerly winds. A bright day, but a bit of a blustery day for parts of South Australia, and the sunny, warm and windy conditions will lead to elevated fire danger, including a rating for Extreme Fire Danger near the Mount Lofty Ranges, not too far away from Adelaide.

Most of the state will have bright sunny weather, but we'll see this band of rain and storms move into the Nullarbor and Ceduna through the course of the morning, and in the evening that could affect parts of the Eyre Peninsula. It may then go on to impact some other areas overnight as we move into Wednesday morning, but that will not be a factor for Tuesday's weather.

A couple of showers possible for both western and southern coastlines in WA, caught up in a south-west wind, keeping a bit of a cap on the temperatures as well, mostly around the low twenties, and that includes for Perth. Certainly won't be heavy rainfall there, but just a few light spots in spots as you head about your day. The southerly winds actually do push quite far up the west coast, leading to below average temperatures around Carnarvon and Exmouth, but it will be sunny skies for those areas recently impacted by Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

And it certainly does start to feel like we're at the tail end of the wet season now. The showers and thunderstorms are becoming much less common across northern parts of the country this week. A lot drier than it's been for quite some time. That should mean a nice bright day around Darwin, just a low shower risk there. Same thing for Katherine. We do see elevated risk of some wet weather through eastern parts of the Top End around Nhulunbuy, Arnhem Land and out towards the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline. Other spots on this map, Tennant Creek down to Uluru and then across through the Kimberley and the Pilbara, should have a bright sunny day.

That is all I have this time around, and we'll be back tomorrow with the next update. In the meantime, weather information is always available on the Bureau's website and the BOM Weather app. Thanks for watching. Have a great day!