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Satellite imagery reveals water in usually dry SA lakes
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It’s not just Australia’s largest salt lake Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre that has water at the moment. South Australia has numerous other large salt lakes which are usually bone dry, but many are now filling after the extremely heavy outback rain which fell last week and into the weekend. Satellite imagery taken by NASA satellites shows the water in the SA lakes and the streams flowing down from Queensland using enhanced colours. What the false colours mean To help you interpret the... Read more ›
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Queensland tropical cyclone and flood risk, but uncertainty is high Wed 04 Mar 2026
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Heavy rain and blustery winds will hit northern Queensland later this week as a tropical low or tropical cyclone crosses the coast on Friday. There is... Read more ›
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10 days of record-breaking inland rain Tue 03 Mar 2026
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The unusually long-lasting low pressure system that has delivered huge rainfall totals to inland and even desert regions of Australia is finally start... Read more ›
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How to see tonight's total lunar eclipse in Australia Tue 03 Mar 2026
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A blood moon will be visible across cloud-free areas of Australia tonight, Tuesday March 3. Here’s how to watch the total lunar eclipse and whic... Read more ›
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Tropical cyclone risk increasing near Australia this week Mon 02 Mar 2026
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Multiple tropical cyclones could form in the Australian region this week, increasing the threat of severe weather in Western Australia, the Northern T... Read more ›
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Heavy rain continues in Murray-Darling Basin Mon 02 Mar 2026
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Heavy rain continues to fall in the Murray-Darling Basin after some of the biggest 24-hour and 48-hour rainfall totals in years in parts of South Aust... Read more ›
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Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come Sat 28 Feb 2026
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The low pressure system over the country’s interior has been slowly moving southward, as stated in Anthony Sharwood&rsq... Read more ›
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Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge Fri 27 Feb 2026
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Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of... Read more ›
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Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours Fri 27 Feb 2026
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Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing... Read more ›
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Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week Thu 26 Feb 2026
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A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position t... Read more ›
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Bucketing down in Birdsville and Betoota Thu 26 Feb 2026
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The outback deluge continues, with the heaviest overnight falls occurring in the area around the town of Birdsville in far southwest Queensland It&r... Read more ›
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Simpson Desert tropical low causing flooding in four states Wed 25 Feb 2026
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A rare weather pattern involving a near-stationary tropical low over the Simpson Desert is causing widespread rain and thunderstorms in central Austra... Read more ›
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Mount Isa and Alice Springs break longstanding rainfall records Wed 25 Feb 2026
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Mount Isa in Queensland has had its wettest February on record, while the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs has recorded its highest number of ... Read more ›
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Rainfall exceeds 100mm where three states meet Tue 24 Feb 2026
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Extremely heavy rain has fallen in the region around Cameron Corner, the location where the borders of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia... Read more ›
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Rare outback deluge to flood central Australia this week Mon 23 Feb 2026
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Two years' worth of rain could inundate parts of central Australia this week, bringing a risk of widespread flooding in what is typically the driest p... Read more ›
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Adelaide misses out again but big soaking on the horizon Mon 23 Feb 2026
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On a Sunday when exceptionally heavy rainfall totals for summer – or indeed for any month – were recorded in some inland areas of South Au... Read more ›
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SA's fine line between dry and flooding rain Sun 22 Feb 2026
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Much of South Australia's south, including Adelaide, has been teased by sprinkles of rain while the state's north floods in torrential downpours. Be... Read more ›
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