Hello and welcome to spring. That's right. The first day of spring is tomorrow, Tuesday, the 1st of September. I'm Angus here at the Bureau of Meteorology. This is the national weather forecast, and the seasons are changing right on schedule. We're seeing a burst of heat across much of the country as we move through the first few days of spring. Lots of clear, settled and sunny weather underneath this big high pressure region.
That's not the case for absolutely everyone. There is a cold front in the south, which will bring a little bit of rain and some slightly cooler winds to south-western WA overnight tonight, and then south-eastern parts of the country late in the day on Tuesday. Let's fly around the grounds.
Starting up in Queensland and much like the weekend, we're going to have a wind that blows from the sea onto the land on Tuesday. And it doesn't do a whole lot, but it will mean some partly cloudy skies and just the chance of a shower or two. Through most eastern districts, the rainfall totals will be low, but you might just get the brief interruption of wet weather around the likes of Brisbane. And the Sunshine Coast, perhaps parts of the Central Coast, and then certainly up around the north tropical coast. Inland parts of the state will be sunny and warm, around about 30 °C in many areas.
A slightly cool start on Tuesday for parts of New South Wales, but don't be fooled, those temperatures are going to be climbing throughout the course of the day. And then in fact, we're seeing temperatures well above the average for the afternoon. Take a look at this, Sydney. Up to 26 °C. That could be 28 °C through parts of the western suburbs. We have 25 °C in Newcastle, 24 °C in Wollongong and lots of 25 °C and 24 °C elsewhere around the map. Too, it will get quite windy, increasingly so after lunch, particularly from Newcastle southwards. We could even see some damaging wind warnings around the southern mountain ranges. Canberra, a breezy but mostly sunny day and a high of 20 °C.
Warm conditions, warm, windy conditions through Victoria tomorrow. Feeling quite spring-like compared to recent weather. It will be dry and sunny through the morning heading into the afternoon, but expect it to cloud over before the day is done and there will be some rain moving in arriving in the south-west of the state during the afternoon, then some rain spreading through western and central Victoria in the evening, so it could be a wet finish. But for many that rain won't come in until the last couple of hours of the day.
Down in Tasmania, mild and windy through the morning. Should see some sun as well before lunch, but it will cloud over in the afternoon and we will see some rain eventually arrive here as well. The majority of the rainfall for Tasmania will be in the west and the north of the state, where it will certainly get damp through the afternoon and evening. If you live in Hobart, maybe a late shower or two, but shouldn't see a lot of rain down there. High temperature is 19 °C, but that'll be cooling off in the afternoon and evening as the wind changes.
Warm and windy through South Australia also through the morning. Temperatures into the 20s tomorrow. And for some that is the mid 20s, but some showers will roll through in the afternoon starting with the Eyre Peninsula, then across to the Yorke Peninsula, then to Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges and eventually showers across the south-east, the Murraylands and the Riverland. Not much rain compared to recent falls. A lot of people will be in that 2 to 5 mm range. The north of the state stays dry and gets increasingly warm into the 30s there.
We're in a post-frontal wind flow for Western Australia on Tuesday. What that means is the front has already gone through by the morning. We could see a couple of showers first thing in the day around the south-west, but I don't see anything lingering after about 7 am or so. The rest of the day becomes very settled. Some slightly cool breezes, but it should fine up overhead. Warm conditions up around the Pilbara and the Gascoyne.
And finally to northern Australia. Moving into spring means we start to see the gradual increase in humidity. So nothing too crazy just yet, but certainly expect to feel more and more humid days on the calendar as we move through the next few weeks and months. For Tuesday, it will remain mostly fine, bright and sunny. There'll be some showers around the Gulf Coast, Darwin having another hot day with a high of 34 °C, and that is it for today.
We'll keep updating the weather throughout the next 24 hours on the bureau's website app, and you can check back here for your next video update tomorrow. Thanks for watching.
That's not the case for absolutely everyone. There is a cold front in the south, which will bring a little bit of rain and some slightly cooler winds to south-western WA overnight tonight, and then south-eastern parts of the country late in the day on Tuesday. Let's fly around the grounds.
Starting up in Queensland and much like the weekend, we're going to have a wind that blows from the sea onto the land on Tuesday. And it doesn't do a whole lot, but it will mean some partly cloudy skies and just the chance of a shower or two. Through most eastern districts, the rainfall totals will be low, but you might just get the brief interruption of wet weather around the likes of Brisbane. And the Sunshine Coast, perhaps parts of the Central Coast, and then certainly up around the north tropical coast. Inland parts of the state will be sunny and warm, around about 30 °C in many areas.
A slightly cool start on Tuesday for parts of New South Wales, but don't be fooled, those temperatures are going to be climbing throughout the course of the day. And then in fact, we're seeing temperatures well above the average for the afternoon. Take a look at this, Sydney. Up to 26 °C. That could be 28 °C through parts of the western suburbs. We have 25 °C in Newcastle, 24 °C in Wollongong and lots of 25 °C and 24 °C elsewhere around the map. Too, it will get quite windy, increasingly so after lunch, particularly from Newcastle southwards. We could even see some damaging wind warnings around the southern mountain ranges. Canberra, a breezy but mostly sunny day and a high of 20 °C.
Warm conditions, warm, windy conditions through Victoria tomorrow. Feeling quite spring-like compared to recent weather. It will be dry and sunny through the morning heading into the afternoon, but expect it to cloud over before the day is done and there will be some rain moving in arriving in the south-west of the state during the afternoon, then some rain spreading through western and central Victoria in the evening, so it could be a wet finish. But for many that rain won't come in until the last couple of hours of the day.
Down in Tasmania, mild and windy through the morning. Should see some sun as well before lunch, but it will cloud over in the afternoon and we will see some rain eventually arrive here as well. The majority of the rainfall for Tasmania will be in the west and the north of the state, where it will certainly get damp through the afternoon and evening. If you live in Hobart, maybe a late shower or two, but shouldn't see a lot of rain down there. High temperature is 19 °C, but that'll be cooling off in the afternoon and evening as the wind changes.
Warm and windy through South Australia also through the morning. Temperatures into the 20s tomorrow. And for some that is the mid 20s, but some showers will roll through in the afternoon starting with the Eyre Peninsula, then across to the Yorke Peninsula, then to Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges and eventually showers across the south-east, the Murraylands and the Riverland. Not much rain compared to recent falls. A lot of people will be in that 2 to 5 mm range. The north of the state stays dry and gets increasingly warm into the 30s there.
We're in a post-frontal wind flow for Western Australia on Tuesday. What that means is the front has already gone through by the morning. We could see a couple of showers first thing in the day around the south-west, but I don't see anything lingering after about 7 am or so. The rest of the day becomes very settled. Some slightly cool breezes, but it should fine up overhead. Warm conditions up around the Pilbara and the Gascoyne.
And finally to northern Australia. Moving into spring means we start to see the gradual increase in humidity. So nothing too crazy just yet, but certainly expect to feel more and more humid days on the calendar as we move through the next few weeks and months. For Tuesday, it will remain mostly fine, bright and sunny. There'll be some showers around the Gulf Coast, Darwin having another hot day with a high of 34 °C, and that is it for today.
We'll keep updating the weather throughout the next 24 hours on the bureau's website app, and you can check back here for your next video update tomorrow. Thanks for watching.
National weather forecast: A warm start to spring
31 August 2026
Video current: 1:00 pm AEST Monday 31/08/26.