Queensland Satellite/Lightning
Queensland Satellite Notes
Cloud over northern QLD with a low pressure trough is generating showers and widespread thunderstorms. The remainder of QLD is generally clear and dry under a broad ridge of high pressure.
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Weather News
Solar energy: Sunny western Queensland to become a hub for power farms
16:00 EDT
Western Queensland is becoming a major hub for solar energy, with the state's largest solar power farm soon to go online near Barcaldine and construction of another major project about to get underway in Longreach.
Hunter bushfire risk diminishing
15:04 EDT
Bushfires burning in the Hunter flared up on Sunday as dry westerly winds picked up but conditions will become more benign in the coming days due to easing wind and increasing humidity.
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