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At Darwin Ap

22:10 CST

Tonight

22°C

Tomorrow

34°C

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Weather News

Hurricane Irma's force sucks shorelines bare, exposes sea beds

17:50 EST

People in Florida and the Bahamas have looked on in disbelief as the force of Hurricane Irma appeared to suck shorelines bare and expose sea beds.

Hurricane Irma: Images show extent of damage in US, Caribbean after record-breaking storm

16:54 EST

With maximum sustained winds of 298kph, Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across several countries before weakening as it made landfall along the coast of Florida.

Spring warmth building in central Australia

16:25 EST

Most of Australia is cloud-free today and it's allowing temperatures to rise in the interior.