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A 3600km cloud band is stretching across most of Australia – here’s what it means for you

May 29, 2025 - 8:15PM

NewsWire


Satellite images show the cloud band stretches 3600km, almost the length of Australia, from Western Australia’s Kimberley Region to the Queensland and NSW borders.

Satellite images show the cloud band stretches 3600km, almost the length of Australia, from Western Australia’s Kimberley Region to the Queensland and NSW borders.

The “monster” wet-weather system has already dumped record-breaking rainfall over some parts of WA and the Northern Territory, bringing with it flash flooding and abnormally chilly temperatures throughout the red centre.

Sky News meteorologist Alison Osborne said the system “has been feeding off moisture laden air in the tropics, stretching from WA, through to the red centre and pushing into western Queensland”, and the rainfall was “uncharacteristically heavy” for this time of year – especially with the dry season in the region beginning more than a month ago.

“The forecast shows showers likely to continue across central parts of the Northern Territory with wet weather pushing through central western Queensland in the early hours of Thursday morning,” Ms Osborne said.

This week alone, Broome received 100.6mm of rain in 24 hours – the heaviest May daily rainfall in 20 years.

Alice Springs recorded its heaviest May rainfall daily total since 1993, with a rainfall of 40.4mm.

“Most of the rain will be between Bundaberg and Townsville, we could actually see some moderate falls around the likes of Mackay and Rockhampton, and it will be pretty wet there through most of the day.

Much of the west coast is also in for a soaking, he added.

“When it comes to rain though, there is something a bit more significant to talk about here, and this is bands of showers and storms moving onto the west coast,” Mr Hines said.

“(It) really could affect anyone from the Pilbara, right down through the central west, through Perth and down to the very far south west.


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