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Australia Satellite Notes

Thick cloud over QLD with a trough is generating areas of rain. Patchy cloud over northwestern parts of the NT and northern parts of WA with a broad region of low pressure is triggering the odd thundery shower. Cloud following a front is producing showers over VIC and TAS.

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At Darwin Ap

13:50 CST

Today

35°C

Tonight

25°C

Mostly sunny

mostly_sunny

Weather News

Outback property Willowie sells prior to auction for first time since 1920

12:24 EDT

The drought in outback Queensland has forced a family to sell the sheep property they have called home for almost 100 years.

A year of Australian weather captured in a calendar

11:22 EDT

Photographs of weather phenomena around Australia, some of them capturing rare events, have been chosen for the 2017 Australian Weather Calendar.

Perfect storm photos: storm chasers give up their tips for taking best pic

11:00 EDT

While most Queenslanders sheltered inside during the past week of severe storms, a breed of professional photographers known as storm chasers were outside, braving the danger to get the best possible shot.