Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross says Amtrak is planning for a June start date with marketing and operational plans ramping up.

A weak tropical low may form in the trough in the northwestern Coral Sea later this week, before drifting slowly eastward and away from the Queensland east coast over the weekend. Partly cloudy.

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:50 am EST Saturday.