Hello from the Bureau with your weekly weather wrap, for Sunday the 26th of April.
In the past 24 hours, showers continued along the south-east Queensland, and north-east New South Wales coasts, with up to 40 mm observed east of Gympie. There was 2 mm to 5 mm around the Eyre Peninsula with a trough, with a few showers making their way towards Adelaide this morning. Otherwise, it's mostly clear across the rest of Australia.
Through the rest of Sunday, isolated showers will move into south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria, and it will remain warm in both states. Showers will stream onto the east coast, but unfortunately rain won't make it west of the Divide to places like Toowoomba and Tamworth, where it's needed most. And on the other side of the country, there's a possible late storm for the northern Wheatbelt.
Into Monday, rain and thunderstorms will increase across this part of Western Australia as cloud of tropical origin moves down. Rain will be welcome, and useful for sowing activities.
Rain persists over south-west WA into Tuesday, with a gradual easing trend later in the day. On the other hand, showers will extend up the east coast of Queensland.
On Wednesday, it's very much déjà vu along the east coast, with a blocking high pressure system sitting stationary over the Tasman Sea. Showers clear away from WA, with cooler temperatures.
Thursday marks the final day of the northern Australian wet season, and it will be mostly dry for the Top End, maybe just the odd shower near the coast. Temperatures rise again in the south-east, while a trough deepens over WA.
And that's ahead of a much stronger cold front that is forecast to move over on Friday, bringing showers and cold air to the far south-west of the country. And it's this system which may finally bring a shift in the weather across south-east Australia, into next week.
And that's it for today. Stay up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings through the week, and we'll see you next time.
In the past 24 hours, showers continued along the south-east Queensland, and north-east New South Wales coasts, with up to 40 mm observed east of Gympie. There was 2 mm to 5 mm around the Eyre Peninsula with a trough, with a few showers making their way towards Adelaide this morning. Otherwise, it's mostly clear across the rest of Australia.
Through the rest of Sunday, isolated showers will move into south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria, and it will remain warm in both states. Showers will stream onto the east coast, but unfortunately rain won't make it west of the Divide to places like Toowoomba and Tamworth, where it's needed most. And on the other side of the country, there's a possible late storm for the northern Wheatbelt.
Into Monday, rain and thunderstorms will increase across this part of Western Australia as cloud of tropical origin moves down. Rain will be welcome, and useful for sowing activities.
Rain persists over south-west WA into Tuesday, with a gradual easing trend later in the day. On the other hand, showers will extend up the east coast of Queensland.
On Wednesday, it's very much déjà vu along the east coast, with a blocking high pressure system sitting stationary over the Tasman Sea. Showers clear away from WA, with cooler temperatures.
Thursday marks the final day of the northern Australian wet season, and it will be mostly dry for the Top End, maybe just the odd shower near the coast. Temperatures rise again in the south-east, while a trough deepens over WA.
And that's ahead of a much stronger cold front that is forecast to move over on Friday, bringing showers and cold air to the far south-west of the country. And it's this system which may finally bring a shift in the weather across south-east Australia, into next week.
And that's it for today. Stay up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings through the week, and we'll see you next time.
Weekly weather: Rain for south-west WA, showers on the east coast
26 April 2026
Video current: 2:00 pm AEST Sunday 26/04/26.