WEATHER HOME | NATIONAL | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA Current Conditions Saturday, 11 October 2008 10:00:00 AM EDT A trough running through eastern QLD and NSW is triggering showers and thunderstorms. A front approaching southern WA is only bringing the odd shower. A broad ridge of high pressure is keeping the southern states mostly dry. Warm winds are building over SA ahead of a trough. The northern jet is dipping south over QLD and northern NSW, helping to trigger thundery showers. The southern jet is directing a front towards southwest WA. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Synoptic Outlook Saturday, 11 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Moist easterly winds and a trough inland will cause further showers across northeastern NSW and eastern QLD, some heavy. A front will bring a late burst of light showers to the WA southwest coast. Mild northwest winds will cause a few showers over western TAS. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Sunday, 12 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Moist easterly winds will cause showers over northern NSW and eastern QLD. Warm northerlies will raise temperatures over western NSW, VIC, TAS and SA before a trough and front brings a late showery burst to SA. Isolated showers across southern WA in cool onshore winds. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Monday, 13 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Warm northerly winds will affect western QLD, NSW and VIC before a front brings a cooler change to VIC and TAS . An upper through will help cause a few light showers across southern Australia as a high clears WA and SA. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Tuesday, 14 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Another trough will slow down and trigger isolated showers and storms in NSW while a front brings showers to VIC and TAS. Warm northeasterly winds will develop in WA as hot easterlies persist across the north. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Wednesday, 15 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Moist winds will help to cause a few showers over the east ahead of a trough. Cool westerlies will maintain showers across western TAS. A trough may trigger isolated showers along the western coast of WA. Hot winds will continue across the interior. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Thursday, 16 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Winds will tend more onshore over the northern and central QLD coasts, bringing a few showers. A trough may help to trigger isolated falls over southwest WA. Westerly winds may bring a few showers to TAS, mainly over the southwest. Staying clear and dry elsewhere. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576) Friday, 17 October 2008 10:00:00 PM EDT Persistent onshore winds will bring more falls to coastal northern NSW and souther QLD as well as QLD tropical coast. Chance of the odd shower in southwestern WA and western TAS. Fairly dry and Warm over most of the country, with hot northeasterly winds over the north. View Medium Image (360x288) View Large Image (720x576)