New Year 2025 weather: Australia’s east could get stormy as wider heatwave persists
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Risk of east coast showers to continue on New Year’s Day, BoM says, while parts of NSW and Queensland set to stay dry and Victoria temperatures easing. Some Australians will welcome the new year with showers and storms while others will continue sweltering through heatwave conditions.
The Bureau of Meteorology has said the risk of storms will continue along the east coast on New Year’s Day. The risk of severe thunderstorms will continue for parts of Queensland, with showers becoming more extensive through the state, according to a senior meteorologist, Miriam Bradbury.
Brisbane was forecast to reach a top of 29C on Wednesday, she said, with the chance of a thunderstorm. Surfers Paradise at the Gold Coast was forecast to reach 29C, with morning showers possible. “The only dry parts of the state [are] likely to be the far north-west,” Bradbury said. Low-intensity heatwave warnings remained in place for parts of the north, expected to ease throughout the week.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email. After a warm and humid New Year’s Eve, mild and warm conditions were expected to sweep New South Wales, with showers and storms continuing along the east coast. Sydney was forecast to reach a maximum of 30C on Wednesday, with a possible thunderstorm in the evening.
“The majority of southern and western inland New South Wales will remain dry,” Bradbury said. Canberra was forecast to reach a top of 32C, with the slight chance of a shower. It was expected to be a little cooler across Victoria, with patchy showers south of the ranges and some breezy winds developing. Melbourne was forecast to reach a top of 23C, with the slight chance of a shower in the evening.
