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An ominous summer storm sweeps across the Riverina landscape, casting dramatic pewter and slate cloudscapes over a deserted highway cutting through expansive agricultural terrain. Swollen cumulus formations billow and brood, promising imminent rainfall that pools in the roadside paddock edges, reflecting the turbulent sky. The bitumen road stretches arrow-straight between golden dry grasslands and scattered eucalyptus trees, creating a stark contrast between the brooding atmospheric conditions and the parched rural environment. Subtle hints of seasonal transition emerge in the landscape - grasses faded to pale straw colors, water collecting in low-lying areas, suggesting the challenging climatic conditions facing agricultural communities. Distant mountain ranges blur into the stormy horizon, creating a sense of vast, uninterrupted space characteristic of New South Wales' agricultural heartlands. This powerful image captures the raw, unpredictable beauty of rural Australian weather, where farmers constantly negotiate the delicate balance between drought and deluge.