Otherwise, a high south of Tasmania extends a ridge into the interior, bringing generally dry, settled and clear weather, while out in the west a heat trough is deepening, bringing instability with showers and storms. And then ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji moving over the eastern Top End and enhancing shower and storm activity there.
So let's go around the country now, state-by-state, starting with Queensland.
We're expecting showers and storms to continue across northern parts of the state, but tending much more isolated and mainly during the afternoon and evening throughout the south-eastern quadrant. Now there is a risk of severe thunderstorms about the far south-east, away from the coast, mainly near the New South Wales border. As we head further inland through the south-west, dry and sunny and hot, with maximum temperatures in the low 40s. While as we head about the east coast, maximum temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s and across the north as well.
For Brisbane, a partly cloudy day with a shower or two and the risk of a thunderstorm during the afternoon or evening, a top of 32 °C.
Heading down into New South Wales. It is going to be a cold, wet and windy day about the south coast thanks to this low pressure system here, with moist onshore winds bringing a risk of heavy rainfall and damaging winds. In fact, there's a risk of severe thunderstorms pretty much along much of the east coast, bringing heavy rainfall, damaging winds or large hail. Now, if you're wanting
