Australian Chart Summary
Sunday - Latest
A low pressure trough extending from inland Australia to eastern QLD is triggering showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Another trough in the tropics is producing heavy showers and storms over the NT and northern WA. A high in the southeast is bringing a settled day.
Monday 22:00 EDT
A trough will draw hot winds then rain and storms across northern SA, TAS, VIC and western NSW. Some rain and storms will become very heavy. Troughs in the north will cause showers and storms in QLD, the NT and WA, mainly the tropics. A high will clear southern WA.
Tuesday 22:00 EDT
A trough will generate heat then rain and storms across the interior, NSW and QLD. Some rain will become very heavy with storms. A front should bring brisk winds and a colder, showery change to VIC and TAS while a high clears SA with drier southerlies.
Wednesday 22:00 EDT
A monsoon trough will maintain thundery showers over the tropics. A trough extending from western QLD to northern NSW will trigger heavy rain and thunderstorms. A high pressure system will keep southern WA, SA and VIC mostly dry.
Thursday 22:00 EDT
The monsoon trough will continue to deliver thundery showers across the tropics. A trough over QLD and NSW will contract to the east triggering thundery showers over northern NSW and southeastern QLD. A front will slip south of WA bringing showers to the southwest.
Friday 22:00 EDT
An active monsoon trough and developing low shall bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds to the tropics. A broad trough will filter hot conditions over the southeast, whilst triggering storms over NSW and QLD. A high should keep SA and southern WA dry.
Saturday 22:00 EDT
An active monsoon trough and developing low will direct showers to the Kiberley, NT's Top End and tropical QLD. A broad trough will drag heat to the coast and trigger some thundery showers to QLD and NSW. A broad high over the Bight will keep elsewhere mostly dry.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
12:20 CST
30°C
24°C
Possible thunderstorm
Weather News
Heating up across the southeastern capitals
11:19 EDT
A couple of scorchers are on the way for Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney over the next few days.
Darwin not quite that wet (yet)
11:13 EDT
Following a good start to January 2017 rainfall, when 125mm fell during the first 48 hours of the year, conditions have been relatively dry for the Northern Territory capital.
Steamy night in Brisbane
14:29 EDT
In the early hours of the morning, Brisbane had its warmest minimum temperature since at least 1999, when the mercury halted its descent at 28 degrees just after 3am.
