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Extreme fire danger spreading across SA, Vic and NSW
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Hot, dry and windy weather will sweep across southeastern Australia over the next three days, causing Extreme fire danger in parts of SA, Vic and NSW. Clear skies associated a large and slow-moving high pressure system have allowed hot air to build up over parts of northern, western and central Australia this week. This hot air will spread across southern and southeastern Australia between now and the weekend under the influence of a broad low pressure trough, which will also cause wind to str... Read more ›
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Why has Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre turned pink? Wed 03 Dec 2025
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The vast waters in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre have turned pink, offering a rare spectacle that can be seen from space. The lake started filling with wate... Read more ›
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Second Ashes Test weather: Sunny first three days in Brisbane, possible showers late in match Wed 03 Dec 2025
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After a run of severe thunderstorms, rain and even giant hail in late November, Brisbane will turn on the early summer sunshine for the second Ashes T... Read more ›
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Widespread weekend heat to exceed 40°C from Port Hedland to Penrith Tue 02 Dec 2025
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Temperatures will exceed 40°C across a 4000 km stretch of Australia later this week as a massive pool of hot air spreads across the country. A h... Read more ›
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Canberra plummets to -0.3°C, its first sub-zero summer temperature on record Tue 02 Dec 2025
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We all know Canberra is cold and frosty at night during late autumn, winter and early spring, but in over 100 years of records, the national capital h... Read more ›
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Three tropical cyclones cause widespread flooding in southeast Asia Tue 02 Dec 2025
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Tropical cyclones Senyar, Koto and Ditwah have brought widespread deadly flooding to parts of southeast Asia over the past week, including Indonesia, ... Read more ›
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Perth sizzles with 39°C, Melbourne shivers with 16°C Mon 01 Dec 2025
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West Coast 39°C, Melbourne 16°C. It sounds like a progress score in an AFL or basketball match, but those were the maximum temperatures experi... Read more ›
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Fire and snow: Australia's chaotic first week of summer Mon 01 Dec 2025
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The opening week of summer will feature a dynamic mix of weather across Australia, with extreme fire danger in multiple states, temperatures soaring t... Read more ›
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Snow, bitter cold, on first day of Australian summer Mon 01 Dec 2025
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A light blanket of snow has fallen at the highest elevations of three states – Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales – in a very wintry s... Read more ›
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Contrasting start to summer expected for Australia’s west and southeast Sun 30 Nov 2025
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As we head into the beginning of December, the contrasting patterns in Australia’s weather can be summed up in one sentence; Melbourne could hav... Read more ›
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The most sweltering November night for Queensland Sat 29 Nov 2025
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Most of Queensland remained above 24 degrees through the penultimate night of November 2025, making it the hottest November night on record for many c... Read more ›
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La Niña declared days out from summer – what does this mean for Australia? Fri 28 Nov 2025
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The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that La Niña is underway in the Pacific Ocean. So, what does this mean for Australia’s weather thi... Read more ›
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Australian summer to start with snowfalls Thu 27 Nov 2025
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Snow has fallen overnight in Tasmania for at least the fifth time this November, and an even colder, snowier change looks likely to arrive in time for... Read more ›
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Why is the weather so volatile in eastern Australia this week? Wed 26 Nov 2025
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Severe thunderstorms, extreme heat, damaging winds and catastrophic fire danger ratings are affecting eastern Australia this week. So, why is the weat... Read more ›
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Catastrophic fire danger in NSW for first time in two years Wed 26 Nov 2025
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For the first time this spring and indeed the first time since September 2023, a warning for catastrophic fire danger has been issued for part of New ... Read more ›
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What caused Monday’s giant hailstones over Brisbane? Tue 25 Nov 2025
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Thousands of residents of southeast Queensland were still without power early on Tuesday morning, with some people waking up to worse damage than that... Read more ›
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