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Aurora australis possible on Friday night, cloud and moonlight permitting
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The colourful aurora australis may become visible from southern parts of Australia on Friday night following a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun. CMEs are eruptions of solar material and magnetic field from the sun. When a CME reaches Earth, it can cause a geomagnetic storm that sometimes produces an auroral display at high latitudes (close to the poles) in Earth’s northern and southern hemispheres. These auroral displays appear as colours in the night sky. Image: Aurora aust... Read more ›
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Dramatic NSW temperature drop this weekend Fri 07 Nov 2025
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New South Wales is set for a weekend of dramatically contrasting temperatures as an approaching cold front causes a surge of warmth followed by an uns... Read more ›
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Melbourne will feel colder than 8°C for most of Saturday Thu 06 Nov 2025
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A burst of very cold air for this time of year will chill Melbourne on Saturday after a brief outbreak of warmth on Friday. Friday's predicted top i... Read more ›
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WA registers 1.5 million lightning pulses in two days Thu 06 Nov 2025
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A massive amount of lightning has occurred over Western Australia during the last 48 hours as a low pressure system caused widespread thunderstorms ac... Read more ›
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Rain and severe storms lash southern WA Wed 05 Nov 2025
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Unseasonable rain is falling across large parts of Western Australia this Wednesday and is set to continue into Thursday as an active cut-off low pres... Read more ›
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Vietnam deluge close to world record for highest daily rainfall Wed 05 Nov 2025
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A rain gauge in Vietnam registered almost 1.8 metres of rain in 24 hours last week, which is close to the current world record for the highest daily r... Read more ›
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Tropical cyclone season begins with warm oceans surrounding northern Australia Tue 04 Nov 2025
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The 2025-26 tropical cyclone season has begun with abnormally warm oceans surrounding northern Australia, signalling an increased risk for severe trop... Read more ›
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Snowing in Victoria on Melbourne Cup Day Tue 04 Nov 2025
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It’s a chilly one for those celebrating the Melbourne Cup Day public holiday outdoors on this first Tuesday in November, with snow blanketing th... Read more ›
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Hottest October on record in Queensland, Northern Territory Mon 03 Nov 2025
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Australia has registered its third-warmest October since national records were first kept in 1910, with Queensland and the Northern Territory recordin... Read more ›
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7.7 million lightning pulses over Australia in one week Mon 03 Nov 2025
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A barrage of thunderstorms battered large areas of eastern and northern Australia over the past week, producing close to 8 million lightning pulses ac... Read more ›
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Lightning, hail and deluges thrashing Qld and NSW Sat 01 Nov 2025
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It was forecast, and it eventuated. Violent thunderstorms that have brought everything from giant hail, deluges and wind gusts exceeding 100km/h are c... Read more ›
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Warmest October on record for Sydney, Brisbane Fri 31 Oct 2025
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Sydney and Brisbane just had their warmest October on record, despite a relatively cool end to the month. A surge of cold air caused temperatures to... Read more ›
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Late spring ice cliffs on Australian alpine creeks Fri 31 Oct 2025
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Australia's iconic Snowy River didn’t earn its name without good reason. But "Icy River" would be a more accurate description right now, as hi... Read more ›
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Days of severe thunderstorms ahead for Qld, NSW Thu 30 Oct 2025
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A multi-day outbreak of severe thunderstorms will hit parts of Queensland and NSW over the next six days, culminating in a huge rainband sweeping over... Read more ›
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Melbourne Cup 2025 weather: Rain and wintry temperatures in Melbourne on Monday, Tuesday Thu 30 Oct 2025
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Rain is heading Melbourne’s way for the famous first Tuesday in November when the Melbourne Cup is run at Flemington Racecourse, with conditions... Read more ›
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Why was Hurricane Melissa so strong when it hit Jamaica? Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Hurricane Melissa became the strongest hurricane on record to strike Jamaica when it made landfall as a ferocious category 5 system on Tuesday. Meli... Read more ›
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Brisbane’s wettest day since Cyclone Alfred Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Heavy rain has fallen across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales, with numerous locations receiving more than 100mm in the 24 hours to ... Read more ›
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Rain and thunderstorms hitting eastern Australia Tue 28 Oct 2025
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Widespread rain and thunderstorm activity will affect Queensland and NSW over the next two days, with severe thunderstorms possible in both states. ... Read more ›
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Sub-zero temperatures in five states, five weeks out from summer Tue 28 Oct 2025
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Unseasonably cold temperatures were recorded across the southeast of the country on Tuesday morning, with some locations in Victoria recording their c... Read more ›
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