Showers and a cool change are expected to sweep across the country, stirring up the weather over the Easter weekend.
The cold front will move west to east from Friday through to around Tuesday, but its impacts are likely to be relatively mild compared to the wild weather we've had over recent months.
But before you ditch the tent to sleep under the stars, BOM senior forecaster Miriam Bradbury warned the long weekend was a while away yet — and the timing and severity of the front could still change.
"This is what it looks like now. It could pick up more energy as we get close to that end of the week," she said.
"As with all cold fronts, it would have the potential to tap into some strong wind, ahead of the front, and possible thunderstorms, that sort of thing."
We will have to wait and see exactly how it plays out, but at the moment the forecast is at least optimistic that we won't be in for an abominable Easter weekend.
In the meantime, most of the country is pretty quiet, although southern Western Australia is dealing with potentially severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, while the east coast battles hazardous waves.
Western Australia
Southern WA has plenty to deal with before we make it to the long weekend.
"We've got another low system, impacting the southern coastal [and] coastal adjacent parts, bringing showers and thunderstorms and potentially severe thunderstorms as well," Ms Bradbury said.
Rainfall totals are broadly expected to be in the realms of five to 15 millimetres but much heavier falls could eventuate if severe storms do form.
As usual, keep an eye on the forecast.
Conditions are expected to ease mid-week but showers are on the cards again as the front is expected to brush the south-west coast late Saturday.
But rainfall totals are expected to be relatively low.
Temperatures are expected to remain high at first, with Perth getting to 30 degrees Celsius on Friday and 28C on Saturday — but dropping to 22C on Sunday as the cold air makes its way up from the south.
South Australia
Good Friday is looking pretty settled and warm for SA, but clouds and showers are expected to form late Saturday as the front makes its way though.
The wet and cloudy conditions are forecast to continue into Sunday.
"So that's likely to impact Adelaide with mostly just partly cloudy conditions, possibly a little bit of shower activity," according to Ms Bradbury.
"But it shouldn't be too heavy. It's not looking like treading on the severe, severe weather sort of threshold at this point."
So the Easter Bunny might need to get the spray jacket out over SA, but at least the eggs are unlikely to get washed away.
For those camping along the Murray in the Riverland, Friday to Sunday are expected to be partly cloudy with maximums of 28C, 27C and 30C and minimums in the low to mid teens.
Victoria
Southern Vic is expected to have a few showers on Friday, easing on Saturday, before the front properly makes its way through overnight from Sunday into Monday.
"So fingers crossed we will see a little bit of sunshine on Easter Sunday, but at the very least it should be a fairly mild day," Ms Bradbury said.
For anyone spending Easter on the Great Ocean Road at Port Campbell, Friday is forecast to be a maximum of 20C, Saturday 19C and Sunday 23C, with possible showers throughout.
It's not really expected to cool down until the Monday.
Tasmania
Tas is expecting similar conditions to Vic, just the usual little bit cooler.
"The coolest air is going to be across Vic and Tasmania on the Monday," Ms Bradbury said.
"So a pretty cool day and a showery day for Easter Monday for those south-eastern most states.
"But hopefully a little bit more sunshine earlier in Easter weekend there."
For anyone venturing up to hike the Overland Track or Cradle Mountain this Easter, showers are forecast Friday through Sunday with temperatures predictably brisk.
The forecast for Friday is 9-13C, Saturday 7-12C and Sunday 7-14C, with the cold change expected on Monday.
New South Wales
The NSW coast is obviously recovering from a lot of wild weather over the past few weeks and months, but at this stage the Easter period is not expected to add to the woes.
"The east coast, including the Sydney Coast area, is looking largely fairly settled for most of the weekend," Ms Bradbury said.
"So that's good news, particularly with the the ongoing flood recovery efforts there."
Isolated shower activity is expected, particularly later on in the weekend, but it is not expected to be enough to dampen spirits.
"So for Easter Sunday and Easter Monday we might see a bit of shower activity but also quite a bit of sunshine is expected over that period," Ms Bradbury said.
Generally warm and mild temperatures are expected over most of the the weekend for NSW, but by the end of the weekend, that cold front is expected to start sweeping through and cooling things down.
"Easter Monday even is still looking pretty mild for Sydney, and for the Central Coast, but starting to see that cooler air pushing in late Monday going into Tuesday, most likely," Ms Bradbury said.
For those venturing up into the Blue Mountains over the Easter break, Katoomba is expecting minimums of 8C overnight and highs of 18-19C during the day Friday-Sunday.
Queensland
For those chasing a thrill at the Gold Coast's theme parks, or some beach time on the Sunshine Coast, the weather should be OK for the most part.
The effects of the front are unlikely to reach all the way up to Queensland by the end of the weekend.
But Ms Bradbury flagged that onshore flow was still pushing isolated showers onto the Queensland coast, even though at the moment the rainfall totals were not looking too intense.
Temperatures are expected to stay warm through the weekend, with maximums on the Gold Coast expected to be in the mid-twenties.
"The tropical north could see a little bit more as they generally always do," she said.
"But even then the rainfall numbers at this point are not looking outrageous for that part of Queensland."
Also staying warm up in the tropics, Cairns is forecast to reach 30C Friday through to Sunday.
Northern Territory
Like tropical Queensland, the northern NT is also largely out of range of the front.
The northern tropics are still in wet season mode, so showers and storms are generally on the cards.
"At this point still nothing particularly significant standing out but it could be a little bit of patchy shower and storm activity over the Easter weekend," Ms Bradbury said.
"But it should be remaining pretty warm throughout."
Down in the red centre, things are looking typically hot and quiet over most of the weekend.
"It will be pretty warm, particularly on the Friday and Saturday and early Sunday," Ms Bradbury said.
"But by the Monday, the influence of that cold front should hopefully be making itself felt and there'll be more milder conditions pushing through those interior locations."
For anyone doing an Easter odyssey out to Uluru, maximums are expected to be in the mid to high thirties, and minimums at or just under 20C for Friday though to Sunday —with very little chance of rain.
