澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-02-28

Hello, Kirsty Heenan with the National Weather. 

Thick cloud over the tropics and central interior is bringing heavy rain and storms. Cloud spreading over South Australia and New South Wales is causing thundery showers. While a monsoonal¹ low in central Australia will see that heavy rain continue. 

To the states now, there will be showers and storms over the northern and central Queensland coast, with rain and local thunder extending into western parts, the chance of showers elsewhere.

 In New South Wales, showers and thunderstorms for the southern half of the state with some scattered² showers in the northeast. It should be mostly fine inland. 

Scattered showers and possible storms for northeast Victoria, they should contract to the north before gradually clearing. Patchy drizzle³ and light showers are in the south.

 Tasmania can expect a few light showers in the south. Cool southwest to southeasterly winds will become colder during the day. 

In South Australia, there will be showers and storms in the east, moving north overnight. Heavy rain, north of Oodnadatta.

 Some drizzle for southern WA moving to the Eucla coast in the afternoon.

Further north, there will be showers and storms in the Kimberley. Monsoonal rain and strong winds along the territory’s northwest coast could cause possible flooding. 

Looking ahead now, rain for Darwin, Alice Springs, Brisbane and Sydney. It should be a hot and sunny day for Perth and Broome. And a few late storms for Darwin.

1 monsoonal   

季风的

参考例句：

• In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams. 东部水域主要为海水，而直接的季候雨及小溪溢流，把海水稍为冲淡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China has a marked continental monsoonal climate characterized by great variety. 中国有明显的大陆性季风气候的特点是种类繁多。 来自互联网

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 drizzle   

v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨

参考例句：

• The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
• Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。