Thousands of NRL fans who headed to Sydney this long weekend for the highly anticipated Grand Final can look forward to sunny skies and pleasant weather.
Conditions around Australia look mainly clear this weekend, apart from a few showers in the South East on Saturday, while the east coast will be clear for the Storm and Panthers match on Sunday evening.
Crowds of up to 80,000 are expected to flock to Accor Stadium in Sydney’s Olympic Park, where temperatures are expected to reach a high of 28 degrees Celsius.
Millions of Australians are looking forward to a long weekend.
The ACT, New South Wales and South Australia will get a holiday for Labor Day on Monday, while Queensland will get one for the King’s Birthday.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said parts of South Australia could see light showers this weekend.
“For Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney, Sydney is more likely to see a few quick showers on Saturday, with fair weather for much of the day,” he said.
Mostly clear conditions are expected for the ACT, NSW, South Australia and Queensland over the coming long weekend (Photo: A woman jogs in Sydney)
Sydney
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the early morning. Tomorrow morning there is a chance of a thunderstorm in the far west. Light winds will become northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning and then turn westward in the middle of the day. Min. 16. Max. 27.
Sunday: Sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly at 15 to 25 km/h in the morning and tending to westerly at 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Min. 15. Max. 28.
Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming west to northwest, 15 to 20 km/h, in the afternoon, then becoming light in the evening. Min. 15. Max. 28.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds from south to southeast at 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Min. 17. Max. 21.
Melbourne
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably from late morning. The chance of thunder. Light winds, northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning, then light in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 19.
Sunday: Cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the morning. The wind is northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h, trending westward during the day and light in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 19.
Monday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning and afternoon. Wind northwest 20 to 30 km/h, turning west to southwest in the afternoon. Min. 12. Max. 20.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning. Wind southwest 15 to 20 km/h, turning to southwest 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Min. 11. Max. 15.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said parts of South Australia could see light showers this weekend (Photo: Rain accumulation for Saturday)
Brisbane
Saturday: Sunny day. There is some chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. In the morning a light wind from the north, 20 to 30 km/hour. Min. 14. Max. 30.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon. Wind north to northwest 15 to 25 km/hour, weak in the evening. Min. 18. Max. 33.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Light wind, moderate 15 to 25 km/h during the day, then light in the evening. Min. 17. Max. 31.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. There is a chance of showers, probably later in the day. The chance of thunder. During the day the wind is weak from the north, 15 to 25 km/h. Min. 18. Max. 31.
Perth
Saturday: Partly cloudy. There is a moderate chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Light wind. Min. 13. Max. 22.
Sunday: Cloudy. There is a chance of morning mist around the hills. Small chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Light wind, southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon, then light in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 23.
Monday: Sunny. There is a chance of morning mist around the hills. Light wind, southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon, then light in the evening. Min. 11. Max. 24.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of showers. During the day the wind will be weak from the southwest, 15 to 25 km/h. Min. 12. Max. 23.
Adelaide
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning. Wind northwest 25 to 35 km/h, turning west 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Min. 12. Max. 19.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Small chance of showers, probably in the morning. Wind west 25 to 35 km/h. Min. 13. Max. 20.
Monday: Partly cloudy. A chance of morning fog around the northern suburbs. Small chance of showers, probably in the morning and afternoon. Wind west to northwest 15 to 25 km/h, turning south 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min. 11. Max. 21.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. During the day the wind will be weak from the southeast, 15 to 20 km/h. Min. 9. Max. 21.
Thousands of NRL fans who headed to Sydney this long weekend for the highly anticipated Grand Final can look forward to sunny skies and pleasant weather (pictured, Panthers players)
Hobart
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Small chance of showers, probably late morning. Light winds, west to northwest 15 to 25 km/h in the morning, then light in the evening. Min. 11. Max. 18.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the morning and again in the evening. Winds from the north 15 to 20 km/h, turning west to northwest 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then northwest 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min. 7. Max. 17.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning and afternoon. Wind northwest 15 to 25 km/h, trending northwest to southwest 25 to 35 km/h in the morning, then southwest 20 to 25 km/h in the evening. Min. 9. Max. 16.
Tuesday: Cloudy. Small chance of a shower, probably during the morning. Wind southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h, later trending westward 15 to 20 km/h. Min. 6. Max. 14.
Canberra
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the early morning. Wind northwest 15 to 20 km/h, trending west 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then light in the late evening. Min. 10. Max. 21.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Small chance of showers. Wind northwest 15 to 20 km/h, becoming west 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then light in the evening. Min. 7. Max. 20.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Light winds will become northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning and tend to become westerly 25 to 40 km/h in the afternoon. Min. 6. Max. 22.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Small chance of showers. Wind west to northwest 15 to 20 km/h, turning east to southeast 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min. 7. Max. 20.
Conditions around Australia look mainly clear this weekend, apart from some showers in the south-east on Saturday, while the east coast will be clear on Sunday evening (Sydney is pictured)
Darwin
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of a shower, probably in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm around the Cox Peninsula. Light wind, east to northeast, 15 to 25 km/h mid-day, then trending north to northeast in the early afternoon. Min. 25. Max. 35.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of showers. Light winds becoming easterly to northeasterly during the day, 15 to 25 km/h, becoming northerly to northeasterly in the afternoon. Min. 25. Max. 35.
Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly to northeasterly during the day, 20 to 30 km/h, becoming northwesterly to northeasterly in the afternoon. Min. 25. Max. 36.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. During the day, light winds from northwest to northeast 15 to 25 km/h. Min. 25. Max. 36.