{"id":577545,"date":"2026-04-01T02:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577545\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T02:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:05:13","slug":"easter-long-weekend-weather-for-australia-and-the-capital-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577545\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like a bag of multi-coloured Easter eggs with different fillings, Australia can expect a range of different weather across the Easter long weekend, although mostly dry conditions should prevail in many areas.<\/p>\n

The major weather feature affecting Australia\u2019s weather will be a large high pressure system centred near Tasmania during the weekend, which moves in after a relatively weak cold front flicks the southeast mainland and Tasmania on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

The high will bring stable conditions to a broad swathe of the country. However, onshore winds circulating anti-clockwise around the high will generate showers for the east coast of the mainland.<\/p>\n

Shower activity will also be widespread in the tropics as the wet season enters its last few weeks, while a trough developing over Western Australia should bring showers to inland parts of that state.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our breakdown of capital city weather for the four-day Easter break from Friday through to Monday:<\/p>\n

Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n

After a cool day with a maximum around 18\u00b0C on Good Friday, expect tops of 26\u00b0C and 27\u00b0C by Sunday and Monday respectively. Showers should arrive on Monday, and at this stage look likely to persist into the new working week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Image: Friday will be the cooolest day of the Easter long weekend in Tasmania and southern Victoria. Source: Weatherzone.<\/p>\n

Sydney<\/a><\/p>\n

The harbour city can expect a warm Good Friday with a maximum around 26\u00b0C, with the cold front down south having minimal immediate impact. Clouds and cooler air will make an appearance by Saturday as winds swing to cooler southerlies, with showery conditions that should persist right through the long weekend.<\/p>\n

Brisbane<\/a><\/p>\n

Expect maximums of 28\u00b0C or 29\u00b0C right across the Easter break in the Queensland capital. Skies will be sunny for large periods of time, but a shower or two could blow in with the easterly wind flow.<\/p>\n

Perth<\/a><\/p>\n

For those hoping for dry, mild conditions, Perth will just about have the pick of the Easter capital city weather. Maximums will be in the mid-twenties with only a very slight chance of a shower, as the trough mentioned at the top of this story generates the heaviest showers much further inland in regions like the Goldfields.<\/p>\n

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Image: Much warmer conditions\u00a0are likely in Tasmania and Victoria by Easter Monday, with warm conditions also likely across much of the country. Source: Weatherzone.<\/p>\n

Canberra<\/a><\/p>\n

The national capital should enjoy a mostly fine and relatively mild Easter, with the coolest day being Saturday with a maximum of 19\u00b0C, when a light overnight shower could make an appearance. Overnight lows should stay in double digits throughout the break, which will make for pleasant conditions in a month when the average minimum is 6.8\u00b0C<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adelaide<\/a><\/p>\n

Expect a dry start to the long weekend in Adelaide, with temperatures rising to 29\u00b0C by Sunday before a few showers potentially arrive by Monday ahead of the next weak cold front which clips the southeastern mainland.<\/p>\n

\"Image:\u00a0Daily<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:\u00a0Daily Forecast for Adelaide, SA, on the Weatherzone app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hobart<\/a><\/p>\n

Tasmania can expect a brisk start to the break, with a forecast high of just 15\u00b0C in Hobart for Friday, which would be the chilliest day since the unseasonable could outbreak back on December 1. Dry weather and a steady warming trend should set in until late Monday, when the next cold front arrives.<\/p>\n

Darwin<\/a><\/p>\n

The official wet season in the Northern Territory\u2019s Top End runs from November through to the end of April, so it should be no surprise that afternoon showers are still on the Darwin forecast throughout the Easter period. Maximums will range between 32\u00b0C and 34\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Whatever the weather in your area this Easter, we hope you get a good break if you\u2019re not working, and that your loved ones spoil you with far too much chocolate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Like a bag of multi-coloured Easter eggs with different fillings, Australia can expect a range of different weather…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-577545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}