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Rain remains elusive for parts of Australia despite expectations of a wet spring
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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 emergence of a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole in recent weeks. Official rainfall outlooks at the end of August were pointing to a good chance of above average spring rainfall for most of the eastern two-thirds of Australia. This outlook was underpinned by signs of a developing negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), a climate driver that usually boost... 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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