Bom reveals Christmas Day forecast as nation sweats through extreme heatwave | Australia weather

Some parts of Australia will be sunny and warm this Christmas, while others are expecting cloudy skies, cool temperatures and some rain when Santa comes to town.

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official forecast for the holiday; Less than seven days left to wrap gifts and make plans.

Queensland is forecast to have hot, humid and cloudy skies, with moderate rainfall and potential thunderstorms expected in some parts of the state’s northern and central parts. Brisbane is expected to reach 33C.

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Bom says Christmas Day will see generally dry and sunny conditions across much of New South Wales. Miriam Bradbury, Bom’s senior meteorologist, said there would be a few coastal showers moving along the east coast, but they wouldn’t be “a lot of precipitation”, generally 5mm or less.

There is a chance of storms in north-east NSW, but at this stage Bom does not expect it to be severe.

The maximum temperature in Sydney on Christmas Day is expected to be 25 degrees, and the maximum temperature in Canberra is expected to be 29 degrees.

Victoria is expecting a generally cool and mild day with little or no rain. Temperatures are expected to reach the high teens in the south of the ranges (a high in Melbourne is expected to be 19) and slightly warmer in the north of the ranges, in the mid to high 20s.

A cooler day is also expected in Tasmania, with intermittent showers and the possibility of snow on some of the higher peaks around 1,000m. Temperatures will generally only reach the mid-teens in western Tasmania, with Hobart forecasting a high of 17C on Christmas Day.

While Western Australia is in for a very hot Christmas, things are changing in the west: temperatures in the western parts of the state and inland will range from the 30s to the low 40s, while Perth will top 39 degrees on Christmas Day.

Northern Territory, hot, humid and cloudy conditions expected in parts of the region; Temperatures will hover in the mid to upper 30s in central and northern parts, including the upper end.

Darwin faces temperatures as high as 32C.

Christmas celebrations will come one after another an extreme and severe heat wave It is expected to begin on Thursday across much of South Australia and last until Sunday. Bom said NSW’s mid-north coast, Illawarra, south coast and Snowy Mountains were facing an extreme heatwave, with some areas seeing maximum temperatures in the 30s to high 40s.

The region along the coast from eastern Victoria to Brisbane will be under a severe heatwave warning throughout the weekend.

“Cold temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south and heat wave conditions in these areas are expected to peak later this week and then begin to ease over the weekend,” Bom said in an advisory note. he said.

The NRMA has warned parents that high temperatures can quickly make parked cars dangerous, with temperatures inside rising up to 30 degrees above outside values.

“Even on a warm day, the temperature inside a parked car can very quickly become dangerous, putting children at direct risk of heatstroke, dehydration and, in extreme cases, death,” the organization said. “Reassuringly, calls to rescue children and pets locked in cars have steadily decreased over the past few years.”