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  2. Summary Issued Monday 14:16 EDT

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Mon 20 Oct 2025

      Monday 14:00 EDT

      Cloud, rain, and storms about eastern WA and western SA with an advancing trough of low pressure. Patchy rain areas extending east across remaining SA, Vic, and Tas in cool S'ly winds behind a second trough. Showers and gusty storms over southwest WA with an approaching low.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Tue 21 Oct 2025

      Tuesday 11:00 EDT

      An active trough and low pressure cell will bring scattered thunderstorms (some severe) over SA. A cool, showery and gusty change will move into western SA behind the low. Some storms also extending along the trough into NT and WA and in another trough over NSW and northern Vic.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Wed 22 Oct 2025

      Wednesday 11:00 EDT

      An active trough will rapidly cross Vic and NSW with a low skimming near Bass Strait, bringing widespread, rain, storms and gusty winds, some storms extending into the NT and Qld. Hot ahead of the trough over northeast NSW. Cool, showery SW winds for southern SA and WA behind it.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Thu 23 Oct 2025

      Thursday 11:00 EDT

      A trough will contract northeast into southeast Qld, bringing a cool change after a hot start and firing up some storms over central Qld. Unseasonably cool SW'ly winds for Tas, Vic and southwest WA. A high will mostly clear SA and NSW while sending warm winds to eastern WA.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Fri 24 Oct 2025

      Friday 11:00 EDT

      Another trough and low will move east over WA and the NT into SA, bringing warm, stormy conditions ahead of itself and a cool change behind. Remaining cool for Tas, Vic and southern NSW in southerly component winds around a high that will bubble east to the Tasman Sea.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Sat 25 Oct 2025

      Saturday 11:00 EDT

      A trough extending north from a low pressure cell will bring rain, showers & storms to parts of SA, Vic, the NT & WA. Warming over Qld & the interior ahead of the trough. Cool W'ly winds persisting for Tas & southwest WA while humid NE'lies will bring the odd shower to east Qld.

    • Synoptic outlook for Australia on Sun 26 Oct 2025

      Sunday 11:00 EDT

      A low pressure trough should move east over Vic, NSW, Qld & the NT, bringing a stormy cool change while it will be hot for Qld & northeast NSW ahead of the trough. Very cool with gusty showers for Tas, southern Vic & far southeast SA behind the change. Cool also for southern WA.

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    Monday, 14:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Mon 20 Oct 2025

    Cloud, rain, and storms about eastern WA and western SA with an advancing trough of low pressure. Patchy rain areas extending east across remaining SA, Vic, and Tas in cool S'ly winds behind a second trough. Showers and gusty storms over southwest WA with an approaching low.

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    Tuesday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Tue 21 Oct 2025

    An active trough and low pressure cell will bring scattered thunderstorms (some severe) over SA. A cool, showery and gusty change will move into western SA behind the low. Some storms also extending along the trough into NT and WA and in another trough over NSW and northern Vic.

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    Wednesday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Wed 22 Oct 2025

    An active trough will rapidly cross Vic and NSW with a low skimming near Bass Strait, bringing widespread, rain, storms and gusty winds, some storms extending into the NT and Qld. Hot ahead of the trough over northeast NSW. Cool, showery SW winds for southern SA and WA behind it.

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    Thursday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Thu 23 Oct 2025

    A trough will contract northeast into southeast Qld, bringing a cool change after a hot start and firing up some storms over central Qld. Unseasonably cool SW'ly winds for Tas, Vic and southwest WA. A high will mostly clear SA and NSW while sending warm winds to eastern WA.

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    Friday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Fri 24 Oct 2025

    Another trough and low will move east over WA and the NT into SA, bringing warm, stormy conditions ahead of itself and a cool change behind. Remaining cool for Tas, Vic and southern NSW in southerly component winds around a high that will bubble east to the Tasman Sea.

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    Saturday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Sat 25 Oct 2025

    A trough extending north from a low pressure cell will bring rain, showers & storms to parts of SA, Vic, the NT & WA. Warming over Qld & the interior ahead of the trough. Cool W'ly winds persisting for Tas & southwest WA while humid NE'lies will bring the odd shower to east Qld.

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    Sunday, 11:00 EDT

    Synoptic outlook for Australia on Sun 26 Oct 2025

    A low pressure trough should move east over Vic, NSW, Qld & the NT, bringing a stormy cool change while it will be hot for Qld & northeast NSW ahead of the trough. Very cool with gusty showers for Tas, southern Vic & far southeast SA behind the change. Cool also for southern WA.