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Weather bureau tips mild winter after near-record warm May

Weather bureau tips mild winter after near-record warm May
ABC Australia Friday 29 May 2026, 21:19 UTC By Tom Saunders 1 min read
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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has predicted a mild winter for Australia, with a 50 per cent chance of above-average temperatures and a 60 per cent chance of above-average rainfall. The BOM's modelling estimates a high chance of unusually high maximum temperatures from south-east Queensland to Tasmania and the west of Western Australia.

The 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.
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