Hello, Sarah from the Bureau here with your national weather forecast for tomorrow. So that is Friday, the 16th of January. So we’ll start off by taking a look at tomorrow’s weather map. And we are expecting it to be a wet day across large parts of eastern Australia, but particularly wet and windy about the south coast of New South Wales, thanks to this deepening low pressure trough sitting off the coast.

Otherwise, a high south of Tasmania extends a ridge into the interior, bringing generally dry, settled and clear weather, while out in the west a heat trough is deepening, bringing instability with showers and storms. And then ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji moving over the eastern Top End and enhancing shower and storm activity there.

So let’s go around the country now, state-by-state, starting with Queensland.

We’re expecting showers and storms to continue across northern parts of the state, but tending much more isolated and mainly during the afternoon and evening throughout the south-eastern quadrant. Now there is a risk of severe thunderstorms about the far south-east, away from the coast, mainly near the New South Wales border. As we head further inland through the south-west, dry and sunny and hot, with maximum temperatures in the low 40s. While as we head about the east coast, maximum temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s and across the north as well.

For Brisbane, a partly cloudy day with a shower or two and the risk of a thunderstorm during the afternoon or evening, a top of 32 °C.

Heading down into New South Wales. It is going to be a cold, wet and windy day about the south coast thanks to this low pressure system here, with moist onshore winds bringing a risk of heavy rainfall and damaging winds. In fact, there’s a risk of severe thunderstorms pretty much along much of the east coast, bringing heavy rainfall, damaging winds or large hail. Now, if you’re wanting more information about this, we do have a separate, dedicated severe weather video that you can access via our website or our social media channels.

Otherwise, further inland throughout western parts, generally dry and sunny, with daytime temperatures in the low to high 30s. Maximum temperatures about the Central Coast in the high 20s, grading up into the low 30s as we head into the north-east.

For Sydney, a partly cloudy day with showers and the risk of a storm, a top of 29 °C. While for Canberra, partly cloudy with showers and the risk of a thunderstorm. A top of 24 °C.

Down in Victoria, we’ve got showers that are possible right across eastern parts of the state, but tending towards areas of rain about East Gippsland. Showers will be much more isolated or hit and miss on and south of the Divide through the west. There’s even a risk of an afternoon shower or storm through northern and eastern parts. Daytime temperatures in the low 20s through southern parts, but grading up into the low 30s heading up into the Mallee.

For Melbourne, a windy day with a risk of a shower and a top of 25 °C.

Down in Tasmania, a partly cloudy day with a risk of a light shower about eastern parts, but also about the north-west during the afternoon. Daytime temperatures are expected to reach around 20 °C, grading up to the low to mid 20s. For Hobart, a cloudy day with a slight risk of a light shower and a top of 19 °C.

For South Australia, it is going to be a generally dry, settled and sunny day with just the risk of a light shower about the windward slopes and coasts in the south. Daytime temperatures in the mid to high 20s through the coastal fringe, but quickly grading to the low 30s to even high 30s as we head further inland. For Adelaide, a mostly sunny day with a slight risk of a shower about the hills or the southern suburbs, a top of 27 °C.

Over in WA, we’ve got some showers and storms about the south coast, but also developing during the afternoon and evening in the vicinity of that deepening heat trough. As we head further west though, for Perth, a sunny day and a top of 33 °C.

Across our tropical north, here’s ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji is expected to move slowly north-westwards over to the eastern parts of the Top End, enhancing shower and storm activity. In fact, gusty storms are possible across the Top End, mainly during the afternoon. As we head further south however, dry and sunny conditions with daytime temperatures in the low 40s. For Darwin, showers and the risk of a thunderstorm, a top of 32 °C.

So if you are after a more detailed forecast for your local area, you can head to the Bureau’s website, the app, or social media. Otherwise, we’ll see you again next time. Bye for now.