You normally refrain from using bland, non-descriptive words like "nice" in headlines, but after weeks of heavy rain, severe storms, unseasonable cold and extremely strong winds, we can happily report a spell of fine, unremarkable weather is on its way for most of eastern Australia.

Or in other words, weather that will indeed seem "nice" to most people, especially compared to recent weather. 

This has been a tumultuous spring in eastern Australia, with constant influxes of both tropical and polar air. But over the next few days, the current cool conditions in the southeast should moderate and a period of mild, mostly dry weather should set in.

Take a look at Wednesday's synoptic chart. See that high pressure system centred near Adelaide? That means fine weather for the most heavily populated third of the country, which has copped the brunt of the severe weather in recent months.

Don't be fooled by the pale green patches of rain in Tasmania and southern Vic, including around Melbourne. Most of that will be very light showers, if anything at all.

Around the capital cities

• As today's cool air tracks east across the Tasman Sea, Melbourne and Hobart can both expect mild, mostly fine weather to round out the working week.
• Adelaide will also warm up, with temps reaching a summery top of 32°C on Friday.
• Canberra's maximums should reach the mid-twenties by Friday and stay there for a few days, although the next few nights will remain cool with single-digit minimums.
• Sydney might just be the pick of the capital cities over the next few days, with sunny skies and tops in the mid-twenties.
• Brisbane's weather will also moderate, although in its case, it's not so much warming up, as cooling down to the high-twenties after a couple of days with maximums in the low-to-mid-thirties.
• Perth should also see mild maximums in the mid-twenties under mostly clear skies, while the only city likely to see heavy rain and storms is Darwin, where the wet season has well and truly kicked in.

Image: Expect plenty of this. Source: Pixabay.

So overall, it's a good news weather week for the majority of us who are sick of extreme conditions. But it's an especially welcome break from heavy rain for residents of towns situated on rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin.

While moderate to major flooding is still occurring in numerous rivers as floodwaters move downstream, at least the saturated catchments won't get another soaking in the next few days or so.

Enjoy the nice weather if you're fortunate enough to be in a position to do so.