National Weather Forecast: Windy Along East Coast

Now, let's take a look at the national map to start with. And the high pressure here over the Southern Ocean is the dominant feature. It's quite a long way south for this time of year, and it's quite strong as well, with central pressures hovering around 1040 hectopascals through tomorrow.

So, what does that actually mean for the weather? Well, it means strong winds right along the east coast, including up through Queensland, and quite breezy conditions to the north of the system through central Australia, South Australia, parts of Western Australia as well, with the easterly winds there. The other main feature is this trough of low pressure, which has been hanging around through inland parts of Western Australia for a number of days now, bringing showers and thunderstorms, and those will continue there tomorrow.

Looking around the grounds now, starting with Queensland, it'll be quite a cool day for south-east Queensland in particular. We'll see breezy conditions, with Strong Wind Warnings on the coastal waters from the Gold Coast right up past Cairns and the North Tropical Coast as well. Warmer conditions as you head out to western Queensland, with temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s there. A few showers as well, around the usual parts of the exposed east coast, particularly for the Sunshine Coast and K'gari. There'll be an upper trough moving over the south-east tomorrow, and that gives an extra kick to those showers. So, a few spots there could see 10-15 mm of rain tomorrow. For Brisbane, a shower or two and a top of 22 °C.

For New South Wales and the ACT, generally pretty cool to mild conditions, with temperatures in the high teens, and nudging the low 20s further north. A few showers north of about Newcastle, and particularly for the Northern Rivers, where some slightly heavier rain totals are possible, similar to the Sunshine Coast. As you're headed further south, it gets sunnier, and further west as well. Plenty of sunshine west of the ranges. For Sydney, a cloudy top of 18 °C.

For Canberra, 18 °C as well, but plenty of sunshine there.

Now to Victoria. Now, it will be cool and partly cloudy across the south, slightly warmer and sunnier in the north. Those cold south-westerly winds will be backing off through tomorrow, although it will remain pretty breezy about parts of Gippsland. For Melbourne, partly cloudy and a top of 15 °C tomorrow.

Down in Tasmania, we'll see dry conditions with south-westerly winds, so quite a cool start, but then quite a mild day for parts of the north and east. You can see Launceston getting to about 20 °C there. So, that's as those south-westerly winds come over the mountains and down into the valleys. They heat up quite a bit. That's called the Foehn effect. Milder conditions for the west coast, with a couple of showers there. And for Hobart, a partly cloudy day and a top of 18 °C.

For South Australia, it'll be sunny conditions across the vast majority of the state. Quite breezy though, with those easterly winds with a bit of kick to them, particularly about the Adelaide Hills and the ranges, and about the North East Pastoral District as well. Quite windy up north there. For Adelaide, a sunny top of 19 °C, and in the far west and north-west, you can see a few showers and thunderstorms in the mix out there.

For Western Australia, these showers and thunderstorms connected to this trough of low pressure in the north here. Those have been going for a number of days, as I said, and will continue tomorrow. Plenty of cloud cover too through the Southern Interior here. So, quite cool temperatures for September. Kalgoorlie only getting to 16 °C tomorrow. Temperatures get a little milder and skies clearer as you head towards the west and the south coast. So Perth, a mostly sunny top of 23 °C. Plenty of sunshine in the morning and then some cloud extending over from the east later in the day. And of course warmer as you head further north.

And for the Northern Territory, lastly, it's really starting to heat up across the Top End. So, 37 °C on the forecast for Katherine, some spots reaching 38 to 39 °C as we move out of the dry season and into the build-up. So, anywhere away from the cooling influence of the coastal sea breeze is really starting to heat up now. Darwin, a sunny top of 34 °C, and in the Red Centre, a shower or two possible for Alice Springs, with a top of 23 °C.

That's all we've got for you today. You can always find the latest warnings and forecasts on our app, our website, and our social media channels.

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