National Weather
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| National Thu 1:00 pm EDT |
Cloud over the south in a trough is bringing showers and storms, potentially severe with large hail and damaging winds, mainly to SA. Low cloud in onshore winds over coastal WA is causing the odd shower. Cloud over the east causing patchy rain over the NSW/QLD border.
| Yesterday's Temperature & Rainfall | ||
| Minimum: | Charlotte Pass, NSW | -4.0°C |
| Maximum: | Birdsville, QLD | 45.5°C |
| Rainfall: | Friendly Beach, TAS | 3.0mm |
National synopsis as of Thursday, 10AM
A trough over central Australia is generating showers for SA and western VIC. The trough is also causing storms over SA. A second trough is causing thundery showers for southeast QLD and northern NSW. Ridges of high pressure are keeping skies mostly clear over QLD, the NT and WA. The northern jet shows a weak trough over WA, helping direct moisture over the interior. The southern jet is directing a set of cold fronts and a Low pressure system south.
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