Christmas Day weather forecast revealed: Sunny and bright day expected for most of Australia

For the majority of Australia, it will be a sunny and bright day for Christmas, with mild temperatures and a slight chance of rain or storms.

Christmas is just around the corner, and while the day is usually filled with gifts and plenty of food, it can be difficult to make plans without knowing what the weather will be like.

For the majority of Australia, it will be a sunny and bright day for Christmas, with mild temperatures and a slight chance of rain or storms.

While the temperatures won’t reach the extremes seen during the oppressive heatwave that has recently swept the nation, conditions will be warm enough to spend the day outside.

“It will be a perfect day for outdoor activities,” Sky Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe said. “Barbecue, beach trips and backyard cricket all look pretty good this time around.”

It will be a perfect day for most of Australia on Christmas Day. Picture: Sky Weather.

The beaches will be packed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

The sunny conditions are being driven by a high pressure system in the southern regions of the country, keeping the air dry and free from rain and moisture for most capital cities.

Conditions across the country are expected to be a mixed bag on Christmas Eve, with Western Australia likely to be warm with a maximum temperature of 34C in Perth.

On the other side of the country, residents can expect much milder conditions, with the chance of morning showers in Melbourne and Hobart and temperatures in the mid- to high 20s.

The bright and sunny weather is expected to stretch from eastern Western Australia into the nation’s centre on Christmas Day, with a broad mass of hot air creating ideal conditions in the majority of Australia’s capital cities.

Temperatures are expected to range from the mid-to-high 20s and pushing into the 30s, with Adelaide reporting the highest anticipated temperatures of 35C.

While it will be dry for most of the country, there is a chance of rain and potential thunderstorms in northern parts of the country, particularly in the Northern Territory and parts of Queensland, including Brisbane.

Boxing Day forecast

Forecasters expect the heat will get turned up on Boxing Day as warmth from the country’s centre shifts south.

“That looks like the scorcher for many,” Mr Sharpe said.

South Australia is set to bear the brunt of the Boxing Day heat, with the mercury expected to skyrocket to 39C there and 37C in Melbourne, just in time for the Boxing Day test match.

There’ll be warm weather and sunny skies for most of the country. Picture: NewsWire / David Crosling

Christmas Day across the capitals

Skies will be partly cloudy in Brisbane on Christmas Day, with a slight chance of a shower and onshore winds keeping conditions cooler, reaching a top of 28C.

It will be a dry and warm day for Sydney, with sunny skies and a maximum temperature of 27C.

Residents in Melbourne can expect a sunny and mild day, with winds keeping the air cool at a maximum temperature of 27C.

People take in the view at Bondi on Wednesday. Millions of Australians have been issued warnings as severe thunderstorms threaten to drench the southeast with the wettest December in 14 years. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

The forecast for Adelaide on Christmas Day is bright and sunny, with warmer-than-expected conditions driven by the hot air mass stretching from WA and a maximum temperature of 33C.

Perth residents will face a cool change on Christmas Eve, pushing the heat easterly and possibly bringing a shower and cloudy skies, reaching a top of 25C on Christmas Day.

Conditions will be cool in Hobart, with a cold front bringing clouds and a slight chance of rain, with a maximum temperature of 21C.

In Darwin, conditions will be hot and wet, with a chance of thunderstorms and showers, and a top of 33C.

Conditions will be warm and sunny in Canberra, driven by a high-pressure system near SA, and a maximum temperature of 30C.

Originally published as Christmas Day weather forecast revealed: Sunny and bright day expected for most of Australia