Drier than average February to April likely for northern and western Australia, and some southern regions
For February, rainfall is likely to very likely (60 percent to greater than 80 percent chance) to be below median for most of Australia, excluding south-east areas of Queensland, eastern NSW, eastern and southern Victoria, and Tasmania. However, the northern wet season is active so much of northern Australia typically has high rainfall at this time of year. This also applies to the February to April forecast.
For February to April, below average rainfall is likely (60pc to 80pc…