- Australians flock to the seashore for an outside Christmas as temperatures soar
- Sydneysiders hit Bondi Seaside after the mercury rose to a scorching 30C
- Others braved the warmth to hitch large Bondi Covid testing queues on Saturday
- Aussies are inspired to spend Christmas open air amid Omicron outbreak
1000's have taken benefit of good summer season climate to flock to the seashore to rejoice an Australian out of doors Christmas.
There was no scarcity of Christmas spirit alongside Sydney 's Bondi Seaside as beachgoers donned Santa hats - regardless of the mercury rising to a scorching 30C.
There have been comparable scenes additional north in Byron Bay, as residents flocked to the seashore wearing reindeer antlers and pink festive bikinis.
Cloudy situations and a excessive likelihood of rain did not cease Byron locals from heading right down to the seashore for Christmas day celebrations in 26C temperatures.
Additional down south, lifesavers in Bondi even went to the difficulty of erecting and adorning a Christmas tree on the seashore so as to add to the festive environment.
And whereas many had been within the spirit of celebrating, others had been caught ready in line for a Covid check.
An enormous queue of vehicles started lining up from 5.30am on the Bondi testing clinic on Saturday, because the state recorded 6,288 new infections.
Testing centres have been overwhelmed with demand throughout the nation within the lead as much as Christmas because the Omicron variant threatens household gatherings and interstate journey this festive season.
A dozen Covid-19 testing websites had reached capability and had been pressured to close as Victorians flocked to get examined earlier than Christmas festivities kicked off.
Residents have been inspired to spend their Christmas Day open air to forestall the unfold of the virus.
And 1000's of Sydneysiders did simply that.
Holidaymakers plunged into the ocean for a swim or surf, others most popular to remain dry on the sand to sunbake and take in the picturesque surroundings, take pleasure in a picnic lunch, or sport of seashore cricket.
There have been comparable scenes at seashores throughout the state with households fleeing to chill off because the temperature rose to a excessive of 30C.
Related situations are anticipated on Boxing Day with rain forecast into the afternoon.
There is a excessive likelihood of storms creating in Sydney on Sunday night with the depressing climate to final into subsequent week.
Brisbane will probably be sizzling however moist over the weekend with rain set to lash the Queensland capital for the subsequent week straight.
Residents in Adelaide are in for a wonderful weekend with sunny and heat climate to proceed into subsequent week.
Perth is ready for a scorching weekend with temperatures anticipated to exceed 43C on Christmas day, 44C on Boxing Day and 40C on Monday.
Melburnians had a cloudy begin to the day with a sunny afternoon anticipated to deliver temperatures to 21C.
The bouts of sunshine will proceed by means of for the Boxing day Check with no rain anticipated for Australia's third match in opposition to England.
Nevertheless residents in Darwin are pressured to spend Christmas day indoors, due to a tropical cyclone warning with heavy rain and doable thunderstorms forecast.
The climate is anticipated to worsen all through the week with damaging wind gusts of as much as 120km predicted for Boxing day.
