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Unusual late May deluge for northern Australia
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The official wet season is over, but a large part of northern Australia can expect unseasonably heavy rain beginning late in the weekend and extending into the middle of next week. At the same time as a polar airmass dumps welcome rain in parched parts of the country’s southeast with snow at higher elevations, the diagonally opposite end of Australia can expect downpours caused by a tropical airmass. A deep stream of northwesterly winds originating near Indonesia will draw the moisture... Read more ›
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Why is NSW so wet and when will the rain stop? Thu 22 May 2025
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An unprecedented May deluge has hit parts of eastern NSW this week, with some rain gauges eclipsing their previous monthly records in the space of jus... Read more ›
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Powerful polar blast roaring towards Australia Wed 21 May 2025
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A strong cold front with a frigid airmass originating in Antarctica is tracking towards southeastern Australia. The freezing system looks likely to ... Read more ›
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Historic flooding as eastern NSW deluge continues Wed 21 May 2025
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Flood records are being broken in parts of eastern NSW this week as relentless rainfall continues to dump water into already overflowing rivers and cr... Read more ›
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Indian monsoon onset on the doorstep Wed 21 May 2025
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Heavy rainfall and squally thunderstorms will intensify over southern India with the arrival of the southwest Indian monsoon this week. The Indian M... Read more ›
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Big dry contributes to record cold SA, Vic mornings Tue 20 May 2025
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Parts of South Australia and Victoria have again shivered through their coldest May night on record, after numerous minimum temperature records were a... Read more ›
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Relentless rain to continue for flooded eastern NSW Tue 20 May 2025
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Rain will continue to inundate already flooded eastern NSW for another two to three days as a stubborn low pressure trough lingers near the coast. A... Read more ›
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Rain, waves and gales smashing eastern NSW Mon 19 May 2025
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Intense rain, large waves and powerful winds are lashing eastern NSW as a deep low pressure trough lingers near the coast, with a dynamic week ahead. ... Read more ›
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Bitterly cold night in four states Mon 19 May 2025
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Temperatures plummeted below zero across a broad area of southeastern Australia overnight, with several locations recording their lowest May temperatu... Read more ›
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How did one of Chicago's rarest extreme weather events occur? Sun 18 May 2025
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On Friday 16th of May, a wall of dust spanning 160km swept across the state of Illinois and into Indiana. Winds around 110km/h whipped up loose farmla... Read more ›
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NSW fog lingers longer inland Sat 17 May 2025
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This morning, fog became widespread across New South Wales, plunging large areas into low visibility, including Sydney. Fog has lifted and burnt off i... Read more ›
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First significant mainland snowfall this weekend Fri 16 May 2025
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A weekend cold front will bring the first significant snowfall of the year to Australia's mainland alpine region. We use the term "significant" beca... Read more ›
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Cold and wet weekend ahead for Melbourne Fri 16 May 2025
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A burst of wintry weather will hit Melbourne this weekend, with blustery winds, showers and single digit feels like temperatures. Melbourne experien... Read more ›
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Eastern NSW bracing for heavy rain Thu 15 May 2025
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A period of intense rain and damaging winds will hit parts of eastern NSW early next week, with flooding likely in some parts of the state. A pair o... Read more ›
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Australia's snow season forecast 2025: slow start then promising second half Wed 14 May 2025
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The Australian snow season is expected to take off to a slow start in 2025, but conditions could become better into the second half of the season. W... Read more ›
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South Australia’s desperately dry peninsulas Wed 14 May 2025
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The drought continues in South Australia’s Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu peninsulas, and when you break down the rainfall deficiencies to raw statist... Read more ›
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When will Melbourne's warm dry spell end? Tue 13 May 2025
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When the mercury passed the 20-degree mark in Melbourne early this Tuesday afternoon, it marked the ninth time in 13 days that Melbourne’s tempe... Read more ›
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Outback Queensland bursting with green Tue 13 May 2025
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Nearly two months after heavy rainfall which at some locations was the heaviest on record for March, the Queensland outback is bursting to life. Sat... Read more ›
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Tropical lows, heavy rainfall and earthquakes impacting Indonesia and the South Pacific Mon 12 May 2025
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Tropical lows, monsoonal winds, heavy rainfall and earthquakes are affecting areas around Australia, bringing weather much more typical to the wet sea... Read more ›
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Perth's absurd May warmth to continue this week Mon 12 May 2025
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Perth’s daytime temperatures have been running 4°C above average so far this month. With no sign of cooling down for at least the next week,... Read more ›
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