Warm and windy in the east, cool in the west

Rain developing in the south-east as the majority of the country experiences warm and windy conditions for the first weekend of September, 2024.

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00:00Hi, it's Christy at the Bureau with your national weather forecast for tomorrow,

00:03Friday the 6th of September. Looking at the weather chart, we can see the main feature is

00:08this cold front crossing the southeast of the country. Now that could bring damaging wind gusts,

00:13elevated fire dangers, rainfall, possibly even some flooding over Tasmania. So for more information

00:18about that weather system, make sure you check out our severe weather video also posted today

00:23with all the details of that weather system. Across the rest of the country though, we do

00:28have a large high pressure ridge keeping things relatively settled and dry. There is a strong

00:33easterly flow pushing some showers into the east coast of Queensland and also a vigorous

00:39southwesterly winds pushing some showers onto southwestern parts of Western Australia. But

00:44zooming in on Queensland, those showers along the east coast mostly expected to be single-digit

00:49rainfall, a little bit more perhaps along the north tropical coast. But those easterly winds

00:54are keeping temperatures below average along much of the east coast. However, further inland we are

01:00expecting temperatures two to eight degrees above average for this time of year. Brisbane heading

01:05for a partly cloudy top of 26 degrees, which is bang on average for September. In New South Wales,

01:12we are expecting a warm and windy day. Again, the potential for damaging wind gusts and elevated

01:17fire danger, so see our other video for details. But most of the state is expecting temperatures

01:23six to 12 degrees above the average for this time of year. Sydney expecting a sunny but windy top of

01:2930 degrees, 10 degrees above average for September. Through Victoria, we have a cold front pushing

01:36showers across the state over the course of the day. Ahead of that front, another warm and windy

01:41day, temperatures six to 10 degrees above average. A warm day in Melbourne, 24 degrees, but showers

01:47increasing and the temperature will drop perhaps up to five degrees in a short period of time

01:52as that front comes through during the afternoon. In Tasmania, a wet and windy day with the passage

01:57of the cold front as well, although we're not expecting the winds to be as strong as we've seen

02:02in recent fronts. During the afternoon and evening, we're expecting the showers to mostly contract to

02:07the west and the south of the state. Hobart heading for a top of 18 degrees ahead of that front, but

02:12it will cool off behind the front. And in the cold air behind the front, there could be some small

02:16hail through the west and south and maybe even some snow down to about 900 meters later in the

02:22day. Moving into South Australia, we do see showers pushing through southern districts, maybe into

02:27southern parts of the pasturals, but through the north, warm and windy with the potential for raised

02:32dust in the northeast. Adelaide heading for a top of 20 degrees, maybe rain developing during the

02:38morning but tending to clear in the late afternoon or evening as the front moves away. Over in the

02:44west, some showers and thunderstorms in the east as that system clears, but across the rest of the

02:48state, a generally cool day, some morning frost in inland parts of the southwest, perhaps some

02:54showers, maybe even some small hail or a rumble of thunder through parts of the southwest. Perth

03:00expecting a top of 18 degrees, a little warmer than today, but still below average for this time of

03:06the year, a shower or two there. In the north, we could see a few showers along the East Arnhem

03:11District, perhaps along the Kimberley Coast, but otherwise we're expecting generally

03:16settled conditions, temperatures close to average through the north. Darwin a top of 34 degrees,

03:21slight chance of an early shower and then a mostly sunny day. But down in southern parts of the

03:26Northern Territory, we've got warm and windy conditions with gusty northerly winds. Alice

03:30Springs heading for a top of 35 degrees. And that's it for our national weather forecast. As always,

03:36make sure you stay up to date with the forecasts for your location on the Bureau's website and our

03:41app, and we'll see you again tomorrow.