Sydney: 22° / 29° — Showers clearing

Melbourne: 16° / 22° — Mostly sunny

Brisbane: 23° / 29° — Shower or two

Perth: 21° / 39° — Sunny and hot

Adelaide: 15° / 27° — Mostly sunny

Hobart: 13° / 20° — Cloudy

Canberra: 17° / 28° — Partly cloudy

Darwin: 24° / 29° — Rain, possible late storm

National summary: Tropical lows and an active monsoon bring rain and storms to the north, while a high-pressure system maintains settled, dry conditions across the south with extreme heat building in Western Australia.

Warnings: Flood Watch for most of Queensland (Brisbane), Major Flood Warnings for several rivers in the Northern Territory (Darwin region), and Tropical Cyclone Watch for Tropical Low 29U (North Queensland).