During the past 24 hours, a cloud band over inland Queensland produced areas of rain, but conditions have gradually cleared. Showers moved onto Australia's east coast, heaviest around Sydney and the Illawarra. On the other side of the country, a cold front moved over Western Australia. An infeed of tropical moisture helped to push rainfall totals above 50mm in some areas. Soil moisture levels have improved with rain this past week, particularly east of Northam.
For the rest of Sunday, showers over south-west WA will contract eastwards, and cooler temperatures will continue. Showers along the east coast will also be on an easing trend.
Mostly settled elsewhere under the influence of a high-pressure ridge.
On Monday, patchy morning frost through inland New South Wales, but a sunny day will follow. A mild and breezy day for South Australia and Victoria, with daytime temperatures up to 5 degrees above average, and that's ahead of an approaching cold front moving through the bight.
This cold front will weaken into Tuesday, and so only light showers are forecast for parts of the south-east where pasture growth rates have been low. Isolated showers return to the Tropical North Queensland coast, but totals shouldn't impact sugarcane harvesting.
On Wednesday, clear conditions will return to southern Tasmania and stretch to the Top End. It will be a warm and windy day in Western Australia ahead of their next cold front, which will reach the coast at night.
Rain sweeps across the south-west land division on Thursday, along with much colder air. And another cloud band may develop off the coast of Queensland. But at this stage, rain is expected to fall mostly offshore.
And on Friday, that cold front to our south will move over the south-eastern states during the day. That will set the scene for a chilly and possibly snowy weekend to come.
And that's it for today, stay up to date with the latest forecasts during the week, and we'll see you next time. Bye for now.
Video current: 2:00 pm AEST Sunday 10/08/25.
