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Australian Chart Summary

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A trough over NSW and inland areas of the QLD is generating showers and thunderstorms, some severe. A low is triggering thunderstorms over northwest WA. A monsoon trough is producing thunderstorms across the tropics. Onshore winds are bringing showers to eastern QLD and NSW.

Tuesday 22:00 EDT

A low and associated troughs will generate storms and showers over the tropics. Troughs and moist onshore winds should cause rain and storms over NSW and eastern QLD. Another trough in the west should bring rain, particularly to southwestern WA, with hot air to its east.

Wednesday 22:00 EDT

An area of low pressure and associated troughs should generate storms and showers over the tropics. A offshore low and inland trough in the east could cause storms and showers in NSW and VIC. Another low in the west may bring gusty showers to southwestern WA.

Thursday 22:00 EDT

A tropical low over northwest WA will produce thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds. A trough stretching from the tropics to NSW will generate showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will keep much of SA, VIC and TAS mostly clear.

Friday 22:00 EDT

A tropical low off the northwestern WA coast should bring heavy rain and strong winds. A broad region of low pressure looks to bring showers and storms to QLD and northern NSW. Elsewhere looks to be clear under a ridge of high pressure.

Saturday 22:00 EDT

A tropical low and trough off the WA coast will direct strong winds and rain to northern coastal areas. The monsoon trough will trigger showers and storms over the tropics. A trough over eastern QLD will produce heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms.

Sunday 22:00 EDT

A trough with an embedded low over WA will generate heavy showers and thunderstorms. A monsoon trough will continue to trigger storms across the tropics. A cold front sweeping across the south will bring showers to SA. Onshore winds will bring showers to eastern QLD and NSW.

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

10:30 CST

Today

29°C

Tonight

25°C

Possible thunderstorm

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Weather News

NSW weather: Foreign student swept off Nobbys Beach rocks remains missing

10:43 EDT

A man remains missing after being swept off rocks and into the sea at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.

Wet start of the week coming to Melbourne

13:46 EDT

Stunning sunny skies across Victoria are about to give way to wet weather, especially in the south.

Wet and wild week for coastal Queensland

12:52 EDT

With a lingering coastal trough and developing low pressure system, the coming week is set to be soaking and thundery for many parts of the Queensland coastal fringe.