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Cloud in the tropics in an active monsoon is generating rain and thunderstorms. Cloud over WA with a low pressure trough is causing a few storms. A cloud-band crossing the south with a trough and cold front is bringing light showers to coastal parts of SA, VIC and TAS.

In the news

  1. Uarbry reduced to rubble

    Although Mark and Jane Rice's Uarbry home was spared from the fire, with most of their village now destroyed, they feel as though they are homeless.

  2. Livestock rescued from floods

    WA farmers are doing all they can to save hundreds of stranded livestock after floods.

  3. Kittens saved from fire

    Firefighters rescue a cat and her five kittens from a fire in a unit at Kingswood, in Sydney's west.

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Posted November 15, 2013 15:10:10

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