‘Perfect weather’: most of Australia set for warm and dry Christmas Day

After an unseasonably cold start to summer, temperatures are set to hit the high 20s and 30s in most of mainland Australia for Christmas and Boxing Day

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The unseasonably cold and wet start to summer in much of Australia is to end, with temperatures rising this week in the lead-up to a warm Christmas Day.

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official Christmas Day forecast and it's promising warm and dry weather for most of the country.

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