Australia’s winer weather forecast points to warmer conditions as La Niña flicks switch to neutral

BoM predicts higher than average minimums across the country and more rainfall than usual across northern and eastern Australia

Australia is facing a warmer than average winter across most of the country, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's annual winter outlook.

It predicts higher than average minimum temperatures across Australia, with maximum temperatures in northern, south-eastern and south-western Australia also likely to be higher than average.