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Thousands of NRL fans heading to Sydney this long weekend for the long-awaited grand final can expect sunny skies and pleasant weather.
Conditions in Australia look mostly clear this weekend, apart from some showers in the southeast on Saturday, with the east coast clear for the Storm-Panthers game on Sunday night.
Crowds of up to 80,000 are expected to flock to Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, where temperatures are expected to reach a high of 28C.
Millions more Australians are looking forward to a long weekend.
The ACT, New South Wales and South Australia will have a holiday on Monday for Labor Day, while Queensland will enjoy one for the King’s birthday.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said parts of southern Australia could see light rain over the weekend.
“For Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney, Sydney, Saturday is more of a chance for some quick showers, with much of the day bringing good weather,” he said.
Mostly clear conditions are expected for the ACT, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland over the upcoming long weekend (pictured, a woman jogging in Sydney)
Sydney
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of rain, probably early in the morning. Chance of a storm in the western exterior in the morning. Light winds become northwesterly at 15 to 20 km/h in the morning and then tend to the west in the middle of the day. Min 16. Max 27.
Sunday: Sunny. Winds will be light northwesterly at 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then trending west at 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Min 15. Max 28.
Monday: Sunny. Light winds that will arrive from the west to northwest at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then become light during the night. Min 15. Max 28.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers. Light winds from south to southeast at 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Min 17. Max 21.
Melbourne
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high probability of rain, probably starting late in the morning. The possibility of a storm. Light northwest winds of 15 to 25 km/h in the morning and then light at night. Min 12. Max 19.
Sunday: Cloudy. High chance of rain, most likely in the morning. Northwest winds at 20 to 30 km/h, trending west during the day and becoming light at night. Min 12. Max 19.
Monday: Cloudy. Very high probability of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Northwest winds at 20 to 30 km/h turning west to southwest during the afternoon. Min 12. Max 20.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers during the morning. Winds from the southwest at 15 to 20 km/h turning south at 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 11. Max 15.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines said parts of southern Australia could see light rain over the weekend (pictured, rain accumulation for Saturday).
brisbane
Saturday: Sunny day. Slight chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds from the north, 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Min 14. Max 30.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Little chance of showers. Chance of a storm in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the north to northwest at 15 to 25 km/h and become light during the afternoon. Min 18. Max 33.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Little chance of showers. Chance of a storm in the afternoon and evening. Light northeasterly winds at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then light at night. Min 17. Max 31.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, most likely later in the day. The possibility of a storm. Light winds from the north of 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 18. Max 31.
Perth
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Light winds. Min 13. Max 22.
Sunday: Cloudy. Chance of morning fog over the hills. Slight chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. Light southwesterly winds at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then light at night. Min 12. Max 23.
Monday: Sunny. Chance of morning fog over the hills. Light southwesterly winds at 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and then light at night. Min 11. Max 24.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Little chance of showers. Light southwesterly winds at 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 12. Max 23.
Adelaide
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning. Winds from the northwest at 25 to 35 km/h turning west at 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Min 12. Max 19.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds from the west at 25 to 35 km/h. Min 13. Max 20.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Chance of morning fog in the northern suburbs. Slight chance of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the west to northwest at 15 to 25 km/h, changing to the south at 15 to 20 km/h overnight. Min 11. Max 21.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Light winds from the southeast at 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Min 9. Max 21.
Thousands of NRL fans heading to Sydney this long weekend for the long-awaited grand final can expect sunny skies and pleasant weather (Panthers players pictured)
hobart
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of rain, most likely late in the morning. Light winds that become west to northwest at 15 to 25 km/h in the morning and become light at night. Min 11. Max 18.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High probability of rain, more likely in the morning and again in the evening. Winds from the north at 15 to 20 km/h, turning from the west to northwest at 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and then from the northwest at 15 to 20 km/h during the night. Min 7. Max 17.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Very high probability of showers, more likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 km/h, trending northwest to southwest at 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and becoming southwest at 20 to 25 km/h during the night. Min 9. Max 16.
Tuesday: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers, probably during the morning. Winds from the southwest at 25 to 35 km/h trending west at 15 to 20 km/h later. Min 6. Max 14.
Canberra
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of rain, probably early in the morning. Winds from the northwest at 15 to 20 km/h, trending west at 25 to 35 km/h in the morning and becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 10. Max 21.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Little chance of showers. Winds from the northwest at 15 to 20 km/h, trending west at 25 to 40 km/h during the morning and becoming light during the afternoon. Min. 7. Max. 20.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Light winds become northwesterly at 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and then trend west at 25 to 40 km/h during the afternoon. Min 6. Max 22.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Little chance of showers. Winds from the west to northwest at 15 to 20 km/h, changing from east to southeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min. 7. Max. 20.
Conditions in Australia look mostly clear this weekend, apart from some showers in the southeast on Saturday, with the east coast clear on Sunday night (Sydney pictured)
Darwin
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers, more likely early in the morning. The probability of a storm over the Cox Peninsula. Light winds becoming east to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day and then trending north to northeast in the early afternoon. Min 25. Max 35.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Little chance of showers. Light winds that will blow from the east to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day and then tend from the north to northeast during the afternoon. Min 25. Max 35.
Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeast at 20 to 30 km/h during the day and then trending northwest to northeast during the afternoon. Min 25. Max 36.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Light winds from the northwest to northeast at 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 25. Max 36.
