Torrential rain, blazing sunshine or huge thunderstorms: Australia to experience VERY different weather on New Year’s Eve – so what will you get in your state?
- Sydney will see wet and humid conditions on New Year’s Eve, with tops of 26C
- Cloudy skies and a 70 per cent chance of rain is forecast for New Year’s Day
- Revellers in Melbourne will celebrate the new year with cloudy, 25C weather
- Brisbane’s forecast is 28C and a 70 per cent chance of rain on New Year’s Eve
- Meanwhile those in Perth will enjoy a hot and sunny evening with no rain
New Year’s Eve will bring scorching heat and clear skies for parts of Australia while other areas will be battling thunderstorms.
Sydneysiders are likely to ring in the new year with wet and humid conditions, with a 60 per cent chance of rain and tops of 26C.
‘Climatically speaking, we are under La Nina conditions. With La Nina conditions, the outlook for much of NSW we expect warmer conditions than the seasonal average and wetter than usual,’ Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jiwon Park said.
Cloudy skies and a 70 per cent chance of rain and thunderstorms are forecast for New Year’s Day in Sydney, with the mercury reaching 28C.
Perth residents will enjoy a drier end to 2020 than the rest of the country, with the mercury reaching 31C and no sign of rain. Pictured: sunseekers lying on Scarborough Beach, Perth
Sydneysiders are likely to ring in the new year with wet and humid conditions, with a 60 per cent chance of rain and tops of 26C. Pictured: Sydney’s CBD
Revellers in Melbourne will celebrate the new year with 25C weather and some cloud cover.
There’s a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening before clearing up.
Rain is also expected to sweep across Brisbane on December 31, with a 70 per cent chance of showers and tops of 28C.
Further north, thunderstorms are forecast in Cairns on the morning of New Year’s Eve.
The heavy rain should hopefully clear up before nighttime festivities, forecasters say.
But lucky Perth residents will enjoy a drier end to 2020 than the rest of the country, with the mercury reaching 31C and no sign of rain.
Darwin will reach a seasonable 32C on Thursday, with a 70 per cent chance of showers and thunderstorms with light winds.
Hobart residents are in for a cool New Year’s Eve, with temperatures climbing to just 18C with lows of 13C.
There’s also a 60 per cent chance of rain across the Tasmanian capital, before clearing up on New Year’s Day.
Canberra residents will ring in the new year with relatively calm weather. There’s a slight chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening, with tops of 25C.
January to March days are likely to be warmer than average around much of the Australian coastline. Cooler days are more likely in southern WA.
January to March days are likely to be warmer than average around much of the Australian coastline. Pictured: Bureau of Meterology weather map
Warmer sea surface temperatures around much of the Australian coastline are likely to persist through the summer months. Pictured: Cottesloe Beachperth
A similar pattern is likely during January although warmer than average days are also expected across part of the interior and SA.
For the fortnight December 28 to January 10, daytime temperatures are likely to be above average in western and central WA, western Tasmania, and the coastal strips of eastern Queensland and the NT.
Warmer sea surface temperatures around much of the Australian coastline are likely to persist through the summer months, also influencing the wetter and warmer outlook.
Meanwhile, NSW has cancelled plans to thank front line coronavirus workers by giving them a bird’s eye view of Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks
Meanwhile, NSW has cancelled plans to thank front line coronavirus workers by giving them a bird’s eye view of Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks.
The government had allocated a ‘green zone’ around the harbour foreshore including the Opera House just for the workers, who were invited to attend from across the state.
‘Unfortunately, we’re going have to cancel that,’ Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday.
‘It’s too much of a health risk having people from the regions and from Sydney and from broader regional areas congregate all in the CBD.’
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