Australian Weather Warning Summary
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
07:20 CST
27°C
34°C
Possible thunderstorm
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Weather News
Psychology and cyclones: Why we don't prepare, and what we can learn from other cultures
17:41 EDT
After a weekend of wild weather and with the cyclone season upon us, it is a good time to ask â?? why do we fail to prepare for the worst? Psychologist and disaster researcher Douglas Paton came to the Top End chasing storms and the answer to that question.
NSW fire update
16:35 EDT
Almost 50 fires are bringing across New South Wales this afternoon according to the state's Rural Fire Service.
West Australian grain crop downgraded 18 per cent thanks to frost damage
13:18 EDT
Western Australia's total grain harvest has again been downgraded, with the Grains Industry Association of WA wiping 1.5 million tonnes from expected yields.
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