Wild weather lashed large areas of Darwin Wednesday morning. Picture: Supplied There had been a 20 to 50 per cent chance a cyclone could form in the Top End today but that threat had disappeared ...

Higher pressure is usually associated with sunny weather, lower pressure with stormy weather. The temperature to which the air needs to be cooled for moisture to condense, for example, as dew.

Wet weather hits Darwin city. Cafe owner Pippa Ainsworth said customers at Winnellie’s The Trader abandoned iced coffees and chocolates on Tuesday in favour of more weather-appropriate beverages.

Cobi Murphy enjoys the splash at Nightcliff Park during the monsoonal weather ... Sodden Darwin has received another drenching, with parts of the city recording more than 100mm of rainfall ...