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Extreme heat, humidity and storms ahead of Christmas Day
It's beach weather in the west, but brollies could be part of Christmas for some on the east coast. (Unsplash: Lynda Hinton)
Australia is getting a smorgasbord of extreme weather over the next few days, featuring heat and humidity, severe thunderstorms and tropical storms.
It all comes ahead of a Christmas Day scorcher in the west, with mild to cooler conditions forecast for the south and east, and possible storms in the north.
There are still five days to go — meaning there's plenty of time for the forecast to change.
Figures from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) show that five days out, the temperature forecast is within 2 degrees Celsius of the actual temperature about 75-79 per cent of the time.
Umbrellas or barbecues: Christmas weather forecast gifts mixed bag for Australians
Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities on Thursday
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Wildly different weather is on the way across Australia for Christmas Day, as a clearer picture emerges of the forecast for celebrations on Thursday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has tipped Perth, at 41C, and Brisbane, 35C, to swelter through the hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities.
Further south, residents in Melbourne and Hobart may have to break out their winter woollies with forecast tops of 17C and 16C respectively.
“If Melbourne only reaches 17C, it will be Melbourne’s coldest Christmas Day since 2006,” senior meteorologist Jonathan How told AAP. “Quite the extremes across both ends of the country.”
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New Christmas forecast for Perth sure to give you a meltdown
If you thought earlier forecasts for Christmas Day were hot, then the latest outlook is sure to give you a meltdown.
An absolutely sizzling 41C is now predicted to be the order of Christmas Day in Perth, making the beach and back yard pools massively popular.
The extreme heat will come on the back of a warm night of 26C, with the mercury on Christmas Eve hitting 39C.
A few weeks ago, Christmas in Perth had been forecast to be a lovely 24C. This then changed to 39C. Then 40C. And now 41C.
Thankfully, it cools down in the city on Boxing Day, with a minimum of 23C followed by a comfortable 30C maximum.
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