Most Australians have enjoyed a sunny Christmas Day as a minor heat wave sets in but Northern Territorians are feeling the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Ellie.
Australians are most likely in for a third year of wetter weather than usual with forecasters predicting a 70 per cent likelihood of La Nina remaining.
Two powerful cold fronts are bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to WA from today, and then expected to move east impacting SA, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT and NSW throughout the week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
A slowly weakening La Niña is one climate factor influencing above-average winter rainfall for most of central and eastern Australia in coming months, the Bureau of Meteorology's Winter 2022 Climate Outlook shows.
