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Tuesday - Latest

A pair of low pressure troughs are bringing areas of rain and thunderstorms to parts of the NT and QLD. A low pressure system is producing rain and thunderstorms over southern parts of SA. High pressure is keeping the remainder of the country mostly clear and dry.

Tuesday 22:00 EST

A developing low pressure system and associated cold front will bring rain and gusty winds to eastern SA, and western VIC and NSW. A low pressure trough will bring rain to central/western QLD and northern parts of the NT. A high will keep the remainder of the country mostly dry.

Wednesday 22:00 EST

A low pressure trough will trigger showers and the odd thunderstorm over eastern QLD. A low pressure system will linger about the southeast, directing showers over VIC and SA in gusty southerlies and bringing more general rain to eastern NSW with an associated cold front.

Thursday 22:00 EST

A low pressure system will linger about the southeast, directing showers over eastern VIC and NSW in gusty southerly component winds. A low and trough will bring showers to southwestern parts of WA. A broad low pressure trough over NT and northern QLD will trigger a few showers.

Friday 22:00 EST

A low pressure trough extending across NT and SA will trigger a few showers. a cold front will clip southwest WA bringing patchy light rain. A high will become established over QLD, NSW and VIC, keeping conditions mostly dry - bar a few isolated coastal showers over NSW.

Saturday 22:00 EST

A cold front will cross SA, VIC and edge into southern NSW, bringing a period of rain and gusty winds. A low pressure trough over NT and WA's Kimberley will trigger a few showers. High pressure should keep condition mostly dry over the remainder of WA, NSW and QLD.

Sunday 22:00 EST

A cold front shall cross VIC and NSW, bringing rain and gusty winds. A broad low pressure trough extending over eastern QLD will trigger a few showers. Moist onshore winds shall deliver showers over southern parts of WA. A high should keep SA, and western QLD and NSW mostly dry.

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

06:50 CST

This morning

24°C

Today

31°C

Possible thunderstorm

possible_thunderstorm

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