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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Christmas Day forecast: high 20s for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane but hotter elsewhere

Person wearing Christmas hat on a beach
The Christmas Day 2024 weather forecast for Australia has been revealed, with Sydney and Melbourne both expected hit 28C on Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Christmas Day should be warm and sunny across much of Australia according to the weather bureau’s first look at the festive forecast.

Senior meteorologist Sarah Scully, from the Bureau of Meteorology, said a band of high pressure on Christmas Day would bring generally dry and settled conditions to south-eastern Australia, mild temperatures for west and south-west Western Australia, and typically hot and stormy weather in the north.

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