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Sunday 09:30 z

Tropical Cyclone Narelle over the Top End is bringing damaging winds and flooding rain. Showers & storms are active elsewhere across the tropics. Unstable winds bring some showers & storms to the east coast and northwest WA. A cold front is driving light showers to southwest WA.

Monday 10:30 z

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle will bring gusty winds & heavy rain for the Top End and northeast WA. A monsoon maintains rain & storms across the remaining northern tropics. Showers will continue along the east coast in onshore winds and southern WA in a cold front.

Tuesday 10:30 z

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle could redevelop off the north WA coast late with heavy rain and winds. The monsoon brings showers & storms to the remaining northern tropics. A weak front brings showers to WA's south & Tas. Showery onshore winds will continue along the east coast.

Wednesday 10:30 z

TC Narelle may move off the northwest WA coast with heavy showers and strong winds. The monsoon will bring showers & storms to the far north tropics. A cold front generates showers over southern WA with storms over southeast Aus. An offshore low brings showers to the east coast.

Thursday 10:30 z

Tropical Cyclone Narelle near northwest WA and the monsoon will bring showers & storms to the northern tropics. Gusty showers & alpine snow may extend across southeast Aus and eastern NSW in a southerly flow. Instability over western & southern WA should bring showers and storms.

Friday 10:30 z

Rain and alpine snow for southeast Aus in gusty southerlies. Tropical Cyclone Narelle could approach northwest WA, bringing rain and strong winds. Instability further south may extend storms to western WA. High pressure should extend north, easing showers for the tropics.

Saturday 10:30 z

Tropical Cyclone Narelle could weaken, but maintain showers & strong winds over western and southwest WA with a trough. Cool onshore winds around high pressure should drive showers to the east coast. The high may bring dry air to the north, clearing most showers from the tropics.