Queensland skies alive with lightning from outback to coast

Central parts of Queensland, from the Northern Territory border to the coastline, are experiencing a late afternoon sky show this Thursday, with storms and lightning strikes stretching across the state.

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Outback deluge to cause flooding in SA, NT

Heavy rain will soak parts of central Australia from this weekend into next week, with potential for several hundred millimetres of rain and flooding in parts of the Northern Territory and South Australia.

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Sydney had Australia’s highest temperature just before midday

At 11:50am this Wednesday, February 18, the weather station at Sydney Airport hit 35.

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Rainband teases Adelaide, dampens other parched areas

The main body of a rainband crossing southeastern Australia has slid agonisingly south of Adelaide, providing only the barest rain relief of 0.

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  • Image for: Relentless heavy rain sweeps through Broome

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  • Image for: Week-long soaking ahead for northern Australia

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  • Image for: Rainfall totals top 200mm in NSW/Qld border deluge

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  • Image for: Unusual eight-day rainy streak in Alice Springs

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    Queensland flood threat with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms later this week

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  • Image for: Rare heavy summer rainfall in southwest WA

    Rare heavy summer rainfall in southwest WA

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone Mitchell lashing WA despite weakening near Gascoyne coast

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  • Image for: Widespread rain soaks inland regions and the outback

    Widespread rain soaks inland regions and the outback

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