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Tropical cyclone north of Australia, polar airmass to the south
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Australia is currently sandwiched between a tropical cyclone to the north and a strong polar airmass to the south, with dramatically different conditions in real time at opposite ends of the continent. While it’s obviously commonplace for Australia’s temperate and tropical regions to have vastly different weather systems concurrently, Wednesday’s satellite image illustrates the contrast in unusually dramatic fashion. Image: Unsurprisingly due to the two systems mentioned... Read more ›
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Tropical Cyclone Fina forms north of Darwin, landfall possible this weekend Wed 19 Nov 2025
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An early-season tropical cyclone has formed to the north of Darwin and is gaining strength, with landfall as a category two system possible on Friday ... Read more ›
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Tropical cyclone risk increasing near northern Australia Tue 18 Nov 2025
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A tropical low located to the north of Darwin has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone this week, with landfall over the NT coast possible on ... Read more ›
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Perth Ashes Test weather: slight chance of showers on first two days then mostly clear Tue 18 Nov 2025
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The Ashes starts in Perth this Friday, November 21, with Australia hosting England for the first of five Tests at Optus Stadium in cricket’s old... Read more ›
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High tropical cyclone risk near Australia this week – rare November landfall possible Mon 17 Nov 2025
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A tropical low currently developing over the Timor Sea has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone later this week, with a possibility of landfal... Read more ›
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Extreme fire danger and snow on the same day in NSW Mon 17 Nov 2025
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It's a day of dramatic weather contrasts this Monday for residents of Australia's most populous state, as a spring cold front sweeps northwards throug... Read more ›
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November heat, then storms on the way for western WA Sun 16 Nov 2025
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A taste of summer is on the way for parts of the west coast, as hot northeasterly winds drag heat from the western interior down to the west coast ear... Read more ›
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Total Fire Bans issued as heat intensifies over NSW then Qld Sat 15 Nov 2025
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The topsy-turvy weather we've experienced this season continues, as we move from a phase where temperatures have been below average to a phase of incr... Read more ›
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Widespread storms from Friday into the weekend – what's the risk in your area? Fri 14 Nov 2025
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A period of dynamic late spring weather is upon us, with storms likely from Friday afternoon into the weekend across a large portion of the country. M... Read more ›
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Warm blob of water increasing tropical cyclone potential near northern Australia Thu 13 Nov 2025
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Sea surface temperatures exceeding 31°C off the coast of northern Australia are increasing the likelihood of early-season tropical cyclone activit... Read more ›
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Australia on 'Aurora Alert' with severe geomagnetic storm in progress Wed 12 Nov 2025
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The aurora australis could be visible from large areas of Australia on Wednesday night into Thursday morning as a severe geomagnetic storm disrupts Ea... Read more ›
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Coldest November morning on record for parts of SE Australia Wed 12 Nov 2025
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Unseasonably cold temperatures sent shivers across southeastern Australia on Wednesday morning, with Canberra one of many places that registered their... Read more ›
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Late-spring chill spreading across southeastern Australia Tue 11 Nov 2025
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A cold Southern Ocean air mass is spreading across southeastern Australia, with Melbourne’s temperature feeling like 5°C on Tuesday mor... Read more ›
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Typhoon Fung-Wong crosses Philippines; Taiwan next in line Mon 10 Nov 2025
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Typhoon Fung-Wong is expected to track towards Taiwan later this week after barrelling over the Philippines on Sunday night. Heavy rain, destructive... Read more ›
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Snow-vember: Yet more Aussie snow coming just three weeks before summer Mon 10 Nov 2025
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Yet another late spring cold front is set to coat the highest parts of the Australian high country and elevated parts of Tasmania with snow this Tuesd... Read more ›
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Melbourne shivers through coldest November day in 80 years Sun 09 Nov 2025
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Parts of southern and eastern Victoria have endured their coldest and wettest November days in decades, with Melbourne itself measuring its equal-cold... Read more ›
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Darwin's wettest day in months Sat 08 Nov 2025
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Thunderstorms rumbled through Darwin late Friday night and early Saturday morning, dumping an impressive 76.8mm of rain at Darwin Airport in the 24 ho... Read more ›
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Aurora australis possible on Friday night, cloud and moonlight permitting Fri 07 Nov 2025
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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 su... 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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Record October heat bakes southeast Qld, northeast NSW Mon 27 Oct 2025
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October temperature records were broken on Monday as hot and blustery winds fanned numerous fires across southeast Queensland and northeast NSW. Wes... Read more ›
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Strongest southerly of spring surging up east coast Mon 27 Oct 2025
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A strong southerly change is surging up the east coast this Monday, pushing coastal showers and unseasonably cool temperatures all the way to the Quee... Read more ›
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Severe thunderstorms lash three states and two capitals Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Parts of Qld, NSW and Vic are being hammered by severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon. Over 200,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over Qld a... Read more ›
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Tropical Storm Melissa set to hook into Jamaica as major hurricane Sat 25 Oct 2025
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Tropical Storm (TS) Melissa is set to impact Jamaica as a major hurricane early next week as the slow-moving system moves into a highly favourable env... Read more ›
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Thunderstorms, heatwaves and bushfires in Australia this weekend Fri 24 Oct 2025
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A dynamic mix of springtime weather will affect several states and territories in Australia this weekend, with widespread thunderstorms, heatwave cond... Read more ›
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Australia's 2025-26 tropical cyclone outlook Fri 24 Oct 2025
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The Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical cyclone activity over Australia... Read more ›
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Australia's west coast shivers while the east coast bakes Thu 23 Oct 2025
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There has been a stark temperature contrast between Australia’s west and east coasts this month, with Perth running more than 1°C below aver... Read more ›
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October temperature records broken in searing Sydney heat Wed 22 Oct 2025
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October heat records have been broken across the Sydney basin and further north in the Central Coast and Hunter regions this Wednesday, as strong nort... Read more ›
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Damaging winds in four states as record-challenging heat targets NSW Wed 22 Oct 2025
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This Wednesday will be a big day of extreme weather across southern and southeastern Australia, with damaging to destructive winds and thunderstorms h... Read more ›
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Hottest October day on record in Qld, NSW Tue 21 Oct 2025
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Long-standing statewide heat records have been broken in Queensland and New South Wales, with Birdsville in Qld and Bourke in NSW registering the hott... Read more ›
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Extreme fire weather to hit NSW on Wednesday Tue 21 Oct 2025
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A burst of record-challenging October heat and blustery winds will cause Extreme fire danger ratings over parts of NSW on Wednesday, including Sydney.... Read more ›
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Rain, storms and strong winds sweep southern Australia Tue 21 Oct 2025
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Steady rain is soaking parched parts of South Australia this Tuesday, with moisture making its way towards Victoria as a complex low pressure system c... Read more ›
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Outback October heat records broken in three states Mon 20 Oct 2025
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Temperatures have soared to previously unrecorded levels for October in numerous locations in outback South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.... Read more ›
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October on track to beat hottest November on record for Sydney Mon 20 Oct 2025
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Sydney’s days have been so hot this October that the city is currently on track to break the average maximum temperature record for November. ... Read more ›
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Severe storm aftermath in eastern Australia Sun 19 Oct 2025
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Thunderstorms developed on a southerly change and trough moving north across northeast NSW and into southeast Qld during Saturday afternoon and early ... Read more ›
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Brace yourself Southeast Queensland for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Sat 18 Oct 2025
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Aside from an outbreak of severe thunderstorms across the Sunshine Coast and inland Hinterland, and the Moreton Bay area to the northeast of Brisbane ... Read more ›
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Severe storms pummel NSW with 400,000 lightning strikes in five hours Fri 17 Oct 2025
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Thunderstorms stretching more than 800 km across NSW caused large hail and prolific lightning on Friday. Warm and humid air interacting with an unst... Read more ›
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What is a supercell thunderstorm? Fri 17 Oct 2025
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Some thunderstorms are more dangerous than others and the most violent type of storm is called a supercell, a towering, rotating beast in the sky that... Read more ›
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Record October heat possible in at least three states Fri 17 Oct 2025
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A broad area of outback heat intensifying over the weekend and continuing into next Monday and Tuesday could generate record high temperatures for Oct... Read more ›
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Relief for Victoria after hottest day of spring 2025 to date Thu 16 Oct 2025
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Maximum temperatures across Victoria on Friday should be around 10 degrees cooler than Thursday's levels, after the state’s hottest day to date ... Read more ›
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Severe thunderstorms to hit NSW on Friday Thu 16 Oct 2025
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Intense thunderstorms are likely to pummel parts of NSW on Friday, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain all a risk. A cold front and assoc... Read more ›
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Sydney on track for hottest October on record Wed 15 Oct 2025
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Sydney’s daytime temperatures during the first half of October have been so hot that they would be above average in January, at the height of su... Read more ›
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45C possible in Australia this weekend Tue 14 Oct 2025
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Temperatures are set to soar across the Australian outback this weekend, with parts of South Australia possibly hitting 45°C on Sunday. A large ... Read more ›
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Prolonged Top End heatwave as Australia’s most reliable cloud appears Tue 14 Oct 2025
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Two interesting meteorological phenomena are occurring this week in the Northern Territory’s Top End: an ongoing heatwave, and the seasonal appe... Read more ›
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US Climate Prediction Center declares La Niña – what this means for Australia Mon 13 Oct 2025
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A La Niña advisory has been issued by the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC), indicating that La Niña conditions have emerged in the tro... Read more ›
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Spring see-saw brings wildly fluctuating temperatures in southeastern Australia Mon 13 Oct 2025
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Maximums in several southern capital cities will bounce up and down by as much as 15 degrees this week, as spells of summery and wintry weather jostle... Read more ›
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Impressive thunderstorms in the NT Sun 12 Oct 2025
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Intense thunderstorms have affected most parts of the Northern Territory this weekend due to the combination of heat and instability. Showers, signifi... Read more ›
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Queensland weather becoming severe Sat 11 Oct 2025
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Warm and unstable conditions are expected this weekend across Queensland, as troughs develop and linger over the state. Maximum temperatures shou... Read more ›
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Severe weather warnings in five states as wind gusts to 163 km/h in Tasmania Fri 10 Oct 2025
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Wild winds on Friday morning have prompted severe weather warnings for damaging or destructive winds in SA, Vic, NSW, Tasmania and the ACT, as a cold ... Read more ›
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Dry lightning causing fires in eastern Australia Thu 09 Oct 2025
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Thunderstorms with little to no rainfall have been igniting fires and causing damaging winds in parts of eastern Australia this week. On Wednesday, ... Read more ›
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28 degrees at midnight: Sydney's warmest night in seven months Thu 09 Oct 2025
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A blanket of cloud trapping warm air near the surface and a midnight wind change just caused Sydney to experience its warmest night in seven months. ... Read more ›
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Rain remains elusive for parts of Australia despite expectations of a wet spring Wed 08 Oct 2025
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Many Australians that were hoping for a wetter than average spring have been left disappointed by a lacklustre start to the season, despite the emerge... Read more ›
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Vast northwest cloudband brings record rain to WA’s largest inland city Tue 07 Oct 2025
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A huge northwest cloudband stretching from Indonesia to waters east of New Zealand has delivered the heaviest October rainfall on record to the West A... Read more ›
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Aussie ski season ends with a snow base of a metre up high Mon 06 Oct 2025
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The lifts stopped turning in Victorian resorts on Sunday, while Perisher and Thredbo are still open for skiing and snowboarding on what is a long week... Read more ›
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Queensland ablaze as fire season is well underway Sun 05 Oct 2025
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For weeks the smoke of planned burnings could be seen over Queensland from satellite images. However, now we see the smoke from 92 active bush fires a... Read more ›
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Fourth typhoon in a month for Southeast Asia Sat 04 Oct 2025
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Tropical Storm Matmo, the system that impacted the northern Philippines as Typhoon Paolo (Paolo being the Philippines' local name for the system) on F... Read more ›
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Wet weekend in southwest WA, mostly dry elsewhere Fri 03 Oct 2025
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It's the Labour Day long weekend in New South Wales, South Australia and the ACT, while in the rest of the country, it’s a regular two-day weeke... Read more ›
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Severe thunderstorms with giant hailstones lash parts of SE Queensland Fri 03 Oct 2025
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Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and heavy rain to southeast Queensland’s Wide Bay and Burnett forecast district on the afternoon of Thur... Read more ›
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Australia's 2025-26 tropical cyclone names released Thu 02 Oct 2025
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Australia’s 2025-26 tropical cyclone season is almost here and the names that will be used for cyclones throughout the season have been locked i... Read more ›
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Sydney’s 2nd-hottest September on record Wed 01 Oct 2025
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Despite a brief cool spell early in the month which included Sydney’s wettest September day in 146 years, the harbour city has recorded its seco... Read more ›
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Much-needed rain spreads across Tasmania Tue 30 Sep 2025
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Rain is falling right across Tasmania this Tuesday, in a continuation of the welcome wet weather streak of recent weeks. Prior to September, Tasmania ... Read more ›
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Brisbane's driest September in 38 years, Cairns’ wettest in over a century Tue 30 Sep 2025
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Parts of southeast Queensland just had a remarkably dry start to spring, with Brisbane registering its driest September since 1987. Rainfall was var... Read more ›
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Eastern Australia heating up as wetter weather sets in for the south Mon 29 Sep 2025
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A developing negative Southern Annular Mode (SAM) will influence weather patterns across the Australian region this week, favouring relatively cool an... Read more ›
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Why Brisbane woke up to rare spring fog Mon 29 Sep 2025
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The Brisbane skyline was largely hidden on Monday morning due to a late September fog. But how rare is fog in southeast Queensland at this time of yea... Read more ›
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Brisbane skies dazzle in wake of thriller grand final Sun 28 Sep 2025
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, the atmosphere flew a celebratory banner across Brisbane as overnight celebrations were continuing following a d... Read more ›
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Another Typhoon in the South China Sea Sat 27 Sep 2025
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The tropical storm that crossed the Philippines late this week has intensified into Typhoon Bualoi (Opong) as it moved into the warm waters of the Sou... Read more ›
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Sydney's first 30°C day of spring this weekend Fri 26 Sep 2025
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A burst of spring warmth sweeping over eastern NSW will deliver Sydney’s first 30°C day of the season this weekend. It has been six months... Read more ›
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Stratospheric warming is weakening the southern hemisphere's polar vortex Thu 25 Sep 2025
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The southern hemisphere’s polar vortex is weakening in response to a rare episode of stratospheric warming above Antarctica, a phenomenon that c... Read more ›
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Darwin region facing extreme fire danger just days after season's first rain Wed 24 Sep 2025
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Hot and windy weather will cause extreme fire danger near Darwin on Wednesday, just days after the city saw its first rain in four months. Prior to ... Read more ›
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Days now longer than nights in Australia Tue 23 Sep 2025
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Today, September 23, marks the 2025 spring equinox in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, meaning days will be longer than nights for the next six ... Read more ›
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Satellite images show Super Typhoon Ragasa’s ferocious eye hitting Philippines Mon 22 Sep 2025
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Japan’s Himawari-9 satellite has captured striking images of Super Typhoon Ragasa – known locally as Nando in the Philippines – bear... Read more ›
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Longest Aussie snow season in three years Mon 22 Sep 2025
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For the first time since 2022, some Australian ski resorts will make it through to October, with roughly half of all lifts still running as we approac... Read more ›
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Season's first super typhoon: Nando to batter Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong Sun 21 Sep 2025
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Typhoon Nando (international name Ragasa) has undergone explosive strengthening over the Philippine Sea and is on track to become the season&rsqu... Read more ›
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Top End in the midst of the 'build up' Sat 20 Sep 2025
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The months leading up the start of the wet season can be particularly uncomfortable for parts of the tropics, as the higher angle of the sun in the sk... Read more ›
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Australia’s 2025 spring equinox approaches Fri 19 Sep 2025
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The Southern Hemisphere’s spring equinox will occur early next week, meaning days are about to become longer than nights across Australia. Wha... Read more ›
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Dangerous two days of damaging winds, thunderstorms as strong spring cold front lashes SE Australia Fri 19 Sep 2025
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Dynamic weather typical of early spring is buffeting central and eastern Australia this Friday, and it’s set to continue right through the weeke... Read more ›
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Perth sets rainfall streak not seen in 18 years Thu 18 Sep 2025
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For four months in a row, Perth has exceeded its average monthly rainfall – the first time this has happened in the traditionally wet winter/spr... Read more ›
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Wettest September day in 37 years at Cairns Airport in unseasonable N Qld deluge Wed 17 Sep 2025
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Extremely heavy rain has fallen in parts of North Queensland, with the highest 24-hour total to 9am Wednesday of 379mm recorded at the Topaz weather s... Read more ›
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AFL Preliminary Finals weather: rain Friday, cold Saturday at the MCG Wed 17 Sep 2025
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Melbourne will turn on its classic "four seasons in a day" weather in the 24-hour window during which the two AFL preliminary finals will take place a... Read more ›
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NSW shaken by three earthquakes in nine hours Tue 16 Sep 2025
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Three separate earthquakes were detected across NSW on Monday night into Tuesday morning, with reports of shaking coming in from the coast to the stat... Read more ›
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Melbourne activates its 'rain shield', dodging moisture from the northwest Tue 16 Sep 2025
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Melbourne locals hoping for the first decent soaking of the 2025 spring would have been disappointed after rain dodged most suburbs overnight, with no... Read more ›
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Negative Indian Ocean Dipole underway – here's what it means for Australia Mon 15 Sep 2025
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A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event is now underway, increasing the likelihood of above average rain over large parts of Australia in the comin... Read more ›
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Severe weather warnings in five states in warm, windy start to the week Mon 15 Sep 2025
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Maximum temperatures in the low-to-mid-twenties can be expected for all southeastern capital cities this Monday, as a surge of warm air from the inter... Read more ›
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Wet and windy weekend for the west Sun 14 Sep 2025
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Australia’s southwest corner is currently under the influence of a pair of winter-like cold fronts sweeping across the region, with a broad area... Read more ›
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