There are concerns a tropical cyclone forming over Christmas could impact three states with up to 300mm of rain - while a “record” heatwave hits the west.
Three states could be impacted with Darwin potentially seeing as much as 300mm of rain over just the next four days. Winds gust coudl laso reachg 120 km/h in teh city from Sudnay.It’s all setting the scene for an unwanted Christmas gift of dangerous weather drama.
“This is a very rare and an extreme heatwave which will also see overnight temperatures barely dipping below 30C.Ms Osborne added that bushfires were a possibility. Around 28C for the next few days in a soggy Brisbane. Christmas Day could see up to 15mm of rain in the city and the same on Boxing Day and possibly more on Monday.
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