A trough in the east is bringing showers and storms over inland QLD and NSW. Easterly winds on the east coast are causing areas of rain and showers. A high pressure ridge is keeping VIC, TAS and SA clear with dry, warm northeasterlies. A trough in WA is causing thundery showers.
Sat 16:13 EDT The New South Wales floodwaters were given further strength overnight as torrential rain delivered a further one hundred to three hundred millimetres to the region between Kempsey and Coffs Harbour.
Sat 15:39 EDT The mercury is rising as extreme weather events continue to plague the nation.
Fri 18:04 EDT Southern parts of the country are about to be baked in an extended period of hot temperatures.