According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the weather on Christmas Day is set to vary significantly across Australia. The south-east can expect cooler conditions, while Perth is anticipating a hot day. Meanwhile, much of the Northern Territory will experience hot, stormy weather.

Victoria and South Australia are likely to enjoy dry conditions. However, western and northern Tasmania may see some showers, as forecasted by the weather bureau.

Eastern New South Wales faces the possibility of showers due to onshore winds, coupled with a partly cloudy outlook, which may not be the best for beachgoers.

Elsewhere, the weather should be generally dry and sunny, with north-east New South Wales and southern Queensland experiencing temperatures above the seasonal average.

In Queensland, large areas, including the south-east and the tropical north, might encounter showers and thunderstorms.

On the other side of the country, southern Western Australia is expected to have a hot and dry day.

So what does the weather have planned for your neck of the woods? Let’s check out the state-by-state forecasts:

Brisbane is set to see a shower or two, with highs of 32 degrees and balmy overnight lows of 23 degrees.

Through eastern, central and northern Queensland, there’s a risk of showers and storms.

Maximum temperatures in the low 30s near the coast and across northern parts, to high 30s elsewhere through southern inland areas.

A generally dry and mostly sunny day across the state, although there’s the risk of showers for the east coast.

Sydney is expecting a shower or two with highs of 28 degrees, falling to lows of 19.

Maximum temperatures for the state will be within a few degrees of the December average – low to mid 20s about the south coast, grading to high 20s about the north coast.

Away from coast, maximum temperatures in the high 20s in the south, grading to low 30s in the north.

Canberra is set for a mostly sunny Christmas Day with highs also reaching 28 degrees but a chilly evening is forecast, with lows down around 10 degrees.

It’s set to be a cool to mild day with the slight risk of a light morning shower about the exposed southern coasts, clearing to a dry afternoon.

Maximum temperatures will be well-below average, with the partly cloudy skies keeping maximum temperatures in the high-teens to low 20s in the south.

Melbourne can expect a mild and partly cloudy day with highs of just 19 degrees, dropping down to 13 degrees.

It’ll be dry and sunny in the north.

A gusty westerly flow will bring showers to western and southern Tasmania.

Daytime temperatures generally 2 to 6 degrees below the December average, and in the mid-teens through western and southern parts but reaching around 20 degrees for the northeast.

Hobart is set for a cloudy day with highs reaching 17 degrees, before dropping to 9 degrees overnight.

A dry and mostly sunny day across South Australia, with cloud clearing in Adelaide for a top of 26 degrees.

While maximum temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s about the east coast, it’ll be cooler in the far south-east, where the maximums are only set to reaching the high teens.

On the flip side, inland temperatures could reach into the high 30s.

It’ll be a dry and warm-to-hot Christmas Day across much of the state, with daytime temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s, grading to low 40s away from the coast, through central and northern parts.

Perth is forecast to reach a scorcher with tops of 39 degrees forecast, while overnight lows will remain at a warm 25 degrees.

Tropical showers and storms are forecast for the Kimberley.

And cloudy with showers and storms across much of central and northern NT, with a shower or two and possible storm forecast for Darwin.

They’ll see a top of 32 degrees, with lows of 25 degrees.

Dry and mostly sunny in the far south.

– Reported with Bureau of Meteorology