The Bureau of Meteorology has today issued the latest 7-day forecast, which includes the forecast for Christmas Day across Australia.
With the forecast conditions for each state and territory now known, it’s time to make the final preparations for the festive season with the expected weather in mind.
It will be a varied Christmas Day across the country, with cool conditions across much of the south-east compared to an expected hot day in Perth, and hot and stormy conditions for much of the Northern Territory.
It looks to be relatively cool to mild across the far south-east, with showers for western and northern Tasmania, but mostly dry for Victoria and South Australia.
The forecast is partly cloudy with a risk of showers for eastern New South Wales in onshore winds; generally dry and sunny elsewhere, with above average temperatures forecast for north-east NSW and southern Queensland.
Showers and storms are forecast for large parts of Queensland, including the south-east, and the tropical north, while it will be a hot and dry Christmas Day for southern Western Australia.
It is important to note that the forecast may change as Christmas Day approaches and our weather forecasts are refined. Stay up to date with the forecast over the coming days via the Bureau’s website www.bom.gov.au and the BOM Weather App.
Queensland:
A risk of showers and storms through eastern central and northern Queensland. Maximum temperatures in the low 30's near the coast and across northern parts, grading to high 30's elsewhere through southern inland areas.
Brisbane: Shower or two. Min 23° Max 32°C
New South Wales:
A generally dry and mostly sunny day, with the risk of showers for the east coast. Maximum temperatures within a few degrees of the December average, low to mid 20s about the south coast, grading to high 20s about the north coast. Away from coast, maximum temperatures in the high 20's in the south, grading to low 30's in the north.
Sydney: Shower or two. Min 19°C Max 28°C
ACT:
Dry and sunny with maximum temperatures slightly below average, reaching the high 20's.
Canberra: Mostly sunny. Min 10°C Max 28°C
Victoria:
A cool to mild day with the slight risk of a light morning shower about the exposed southern coasts, clearing to a dry afternoon. Maximum temperatures well-below average. Partly cloudy with maximum temperatures in the high-teens to low 20's in the south. Dry and sunny in the north with maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20's.
Melbourne: Mild and partly cloudy. Min 13°C Max 19°C
Tasmania:
A gusty westerly flow will bring showers to western and southern Tasmania. Daytime temperatures generally 2 to 6 degrees below the December average, and in the mid-teens through western and southern parts but reaching around 20 degrees for the northeast.
Hobart: Cloudy. Min 9°C Max 17°C
South Australia:
A dry and mostly sunny day. Maximum temperatures in the mid to low 20s about the east coast, but cooler in the far south-east with maximums only reaching the high teens. Inland temperatures reaching the mid to high 30’s.
Adelaide: Cloud clearing. Min 13°C Max 26°C
Western Australia:
A dry and warm to hot day across much of the state, with daytime temperatures in the mid to high 30s, grading to low 40's away from the coast through central and northern parts. Tropical showers and storms for the Kimberley.
Perth: Mostly sunny. Min 25°C Max 39°
Northern Territory:
Cloudy with showers and storms across much of central and northern NT. Dry and mostly sunny in the far south.
Darwin: Shower or two. Possible storm. Min 25°C Max 32°C