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Rain and storms to increase over northern Australia
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A late-season surge of tropical moisture will cause an increase in rain and thunderstorms over northern Australia in mid-to-late March, along with an elevated risk of tropical cyclone activity near Australia. Forecast models predict that an active phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) will pass to the north of Australia during mid-to-late March. When the MJO is active near Australia, it typically causes an increase in clouds, rain and thunderstorms in the tropics. Rain and thunderstor... Read more ›
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Dry lightning outbreak sparks multiple fires Tue 11 Mar 2025
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A trough crossing southern SA has sparked as many as 40 bushfires due to a combination of dry lightning and parched countryside experiencing ongoing s... Read more ›
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Alfred delivers one metre of rain in five days Mon 10 Mar 2025
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Rainfall observations from the past five days have revealed that parts of southeast Queensland received more than one metre of rain during Tropical Cy... Read more ›
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Brisbane's wettest day in half a century Mon 10 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday morning, but extremely heavy rain associated with the system has continued to las... Read more ›
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Torrential rain as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred marches inland Sun 09 Mar 2025
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall at about 8pm AEST on Saturday evening, and is now pushing inland, producing relentless heavy rain as it ... Read more ›
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Relentless rain continues despite Alfred being downgraded Sat 08 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday morning, although heavy rain and flooding will continue in parts of southeast Qld... Read more ›
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Another wild night ahead as Alfred approaches southeast Queensland Fri 07 Mar 2025
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Heavy rain and powerful winds will batter parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW on Friday night into Saturday morning as Tropical Cyclone Al... Read more ›
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Landfall won't be the end of Alfred's impacts – what to expect in the coming days Fri 07 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s severe weather will affect parts of Queensland and NSW for several days, with heavy rain and flooding to persist long ... Read more ›
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Perth's first autumn 40°C in 13 years Thu 06 Mar 2025
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Perth reached 40.3°C this Thursday, the first time the WA capital has topped 40°C in autumn since March 12, 2012. Other suburbs and areas on... Read more ›
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What to expect from Alfred's dangerous storm tide Thu 06 Mar 2025
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Coastal areas in southeast Queensland and northeast NSW are already being hammered by huge waves and abnormally high tides, but Tropical Cyclone Alfre... Read more ›
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Atmospheric gravity waves off WA coast Thu 06 Mar 2025
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While Australia's weather focus is on Tropical Cyclone Alfred just off the southeast Queensland coast, a remarkable phenomenon occurred overnight at t... Read more ›
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has slowed down – here's why that's dangerous Wed 05 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred slowed down on Wednesday and is now predicted to make landfall later than previously expected, which might expose parts of sou... Read more ›
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NSW to feel the aftermath of Alfred this weekend Wed 05 Mar 2025
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While southeast Qld is bracing for dangerous weather from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, large areas of NSW are also expected to see heavy rain that may cau... Read more ›
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Seven maps that illustrate Tropical Cyclone Alfred Wed 05 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit populated areas of southeast Queensland on Thursday night into Friday. Here are seven maps that explain its... Read more ›
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred to intensify before landfall Wed 05 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which is bearing down on Queensland’s southeast coast as a category two system, is expected to intensify before making ... Read more ›
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Where will Tropical Cyclone Alfred make landfall? Tue 04 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit Australia’s east coast later this week, although landfall could occur anywhere along a 300km stretch ... Read more ›
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Why Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about to hook a huge right turn Tue 04 Mar 2025
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For the past few days, the track map for Tropical Cyclone Alfred has shown the storm steadily tracking southeast, several hundred kilometres offshore ... Read more ›
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Tropical cyclone Alfred could disrupt AFL and NRL matches Mon 03 Mar 2025
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Both the AFL and the NRL have matches this weekend in Brisbane as part of the opening round of both competitions, and both fixtures look likely to be ... Read more ›
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Southern Australia faces high fire danger this autumn Mon 03 Mar 2025
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Australia just recorded its second hottest summer, with southern Australia continuing to experience drought heightening fire risk in autumn. T... Read more ›
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Major flooding imminent as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches eastern Australia Mon 03 Mar 2025
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More than 700 mm of rain could inundate parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW later this week as Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall over... Read more ›
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Australia's 2nd-hottest summer on record, WA's hottest Mon 03 Mar 2025
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Australia has just sweated through its second-hottest summer since national records were first kept in 1910, while it was the hottest summer on record... Read more ›
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall over the east coast Sun 02 Mar 2025
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now considered a high chance to push onto the southeast Queensland and northeast NSW coast this week as a category 1 or 2 s... Read more ›
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Northern Australia faces record autumn heatwave Sun 02 Mar 2025
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Temperatures have exceeded 45°C in parts of the country during the first day of autumn, with the Northern Territory’s autumn record falling ... Read more ›
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