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At Darwin Ap
17:00 CST
30°C
18°C
Sunny
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Weather News
Further heavy rain for SE QLD, NE NSW
11:57 EST
Rainfall totals from the current spell of wet weather could more than double over the next few days as a low pressure trough lingers over parts of northeast New South Wales, with shifting across the border into Queensland from this afternoon.
Sydney fog causes some public holiday flight delays
09:30 EST
Sydneysiders have woken to a classic pea-souper blanketing the city, with the thick fog forcing the cancellation of flights in and out of Sydney Airport.
Widespread fog causing headaches across southeastern Australia
07:09 EST
Fog and low cloud is causing travel headaches in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria and South Australia.
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