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50°C temperature range in Australia's first week of summer
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The opening week of summer featured a massive 50°C temperature range across Australia as freezing weather and snow gave way to intense heat and fires. The first week of the 2025-26 summer, which started on December 1, saw two contrasting air masses jostling over Australia: cold air originating from the Southern Ocean swept over parts of the county in the first few days of the week before a large pool of hot spread across the continent. Cold start to the season for the southeast Summer ... Read more ›
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Severe thunderstorms to strike northeast NSW and southern Qld Sunday Sun 07 Dec 2025
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Heat has been building over southern Qld and northeast NSW the last couple of days, and dew points are generally expected to rise across these areas t... Read more ›
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Hottest day in 5 to 6 years as fires scorch parts of NSW Sat 06 Dec 2025
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Hot, dry and windy weather caused Extreme fire danger across parts of NSW on Saturday, with parts of the state registering their highest temperatures ... Read more ›
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Strong waves to impact eastern Australia over the next two weeks Fri 05 Dec 2025
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Australia’s East Coast could be impacted by periods of strong waves over the next couple of weeks as tropical cyclone activity increases in the ... Read more ›
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Extreme fire danger spreading across SA, Vic and NSW Thu 04 Dec 2025
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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.... 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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