Weather bureau tips mild winter after near-record warm May
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a mild winter for Australia following an unusually warm May. Temperatures are expected to be 1 to 2 degrees Celsius above recent decades, particularly in southern states. Rainfall is forecasted to be below average, which may negatively impact the snow season.
- ▪Australia's east has experienced mean temperatures up to 3 degrees Celsius above the long-term average in May.
- ▪The Bureau of Meteorology estimates an 80 percent chance of unusually high maximum temperatures this winter across populated regions.
- ▪Preliminary data shows Sydney, Canberra, and Hobart recorded their second warmest May on record.
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Bureau of Meteorology tips mild winter after near-record warm MayBy ABC meteorologist Tom SaundersTopic:WeatherSat 30 May 2026 at 7:19amSat 30 May 2026 at 7:19amSat 30 May 2026 at 7:19amThe BOM's modelling estimates the chance of "unusually high maximums" above 80 per cent from south-east Queensland to Tasmania along with the west of Western Australia. (Supplied: Renae Stoneham)abc.net.au/news/mild-winter-for-australia-weather-after-near-record-warm-may/106738642Link copiedShareShare articleAustralia's east is coming to the end of an abnormally warm May which has seen mean temperatures up to 3 degrees Celsius above the long-term average.And the heat could be here to stay.
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