澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-31

A band of cloud over the east in a trough is causing heavy rain over Victoria and showers through New South Wales and southern Queensland. Thick cloud over the Northern Territory in moist and stable air is triggering widespread thunderstorms, clear skies in the west under a high.

Around the states, there will be showers and storms across central parts of Queensland today. Dry in the southeast. Isolated¹ thunderstorms are possible about the northeast tropical coast.

In New South Wales, it will be mostly fine in the north, rainy in parts of the southern inland with showers over the rest of the state.

Wet weather will continue across Victoria today. Heavy falls are expected in most districts. And thunderstorms are possible in the east.

In Tasmania, a rainy day is predicted. Isolated thunderstorms and heavy falls are possible in the north and west.

To South Australia, and there will be isolated showers over the southeast and possible small hail over the Eyre Peninsula.

It will be dry over much of Western Australia, apart from isolated showers over coastal² parts of the Eucla district.

Further north there will be showers and storms across the Kimberley today. Dry and gusty³ winds in the south of the Territory and potentially heavy showers and storms in the north.

Tomorrow, showers and light storms are possible in Brisbane and Darwin, sunny in Perth where it should reach 30, showers in the other capital cities.

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？