(from U.S Climate Prediction Center)

Some action in the tropics at last! The noticeable features in the chart below show a potential cyclone development in the western Timor Sea and above normal rainfall for the Qld gulf and NE NSW next week (top chart).

Jason Nicholls (@jnmet) at ACCU weather shows a low potential cyclone development occurring 19-23 December in Australia’s north-west (bottom chart).