The monsoon trough is strengthening across northern Australia this week bringing high levels of tropical moisture and daily bursts of showers, rain, and thunderstorms with heavy falls to much of the tropical north. Severe Thunderstorms will be possible each day, bringing heavy falls that may lead to flash flooding. An active monsoon trough also means a higher chance of tropical lows developing near or along this trough and there are signs we could see a few tropical lows develop across northern

Learn how to use the rain radar on the bom.gov.au website. This reel explains how to: • Find the interactive map on the Rain radar and weather map page or any location page • Select Rain to view radar images • Use More weather to change how past rainfall is displayed, including rain rate (mm/h) or rain reflectivity (dBZ) For more visit https://ow.ly/QXao50YomA7 #BOMWebsiteTips | Bureau of Meteorology

Senior Meteorologist Andrea Peace discusses the changes to the new rain radar and weather map. For more information on the change, visit https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/weather-map-update For the latest forecasts and warning visit www.bom.gov.au or the BOM Weather app. | Bureau of Meteorology