Expect warmer days and less rain this winter

Farmers awaiting winter rains look likely to be disappointed, as the national forecaster releases its predictions for a warm, dry winter for most of the country.

Australia is set for a warm, dry winter, according
 to forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s release on Thursday, drought-ravaged Queensland is not expected to hit historical averages for rainfalls for June to August.

The bureau further tipped a drier-than-average winter for New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, northern Tasmania, the Northern Territory, and parts of Western Australia.

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