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Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open
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Famous for its wildly fluctuating weather, Melbourne is turning on a run of uncharacteristically stable temperatures in the lead-up to the start of the 2026 Australian Open tennis this Sunday. Melbourne’s average maximum in January (the hottest month) is 26°C. Historically, that’s because you tend to get hot bursts in the 30s or even low 40s, mixed in with cool bursts in the high teens or low 20s. Recent weeks have provided good examples of Melbourne’s summer maximum te... Read more ›
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Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space Mon 12 Jan 2026
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Satellite imagery clearly shows smoke from Victoria’s bushfires, as at least 12 major blazes still rage in our southernmost mainland state. As... Read more ›
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Big week of rain for eastern Australia Mon 12 Jan 2026
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Large parts of eastern Australia can expect a week of significant rainfall. For tropical Queensland, this will be a continuation of recent wet weath... Read more ›
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Tropical Cyclone Koji on a collision course with the north Qld coast Sun 11 Jan 2026
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Tropical Cyclone Koji (category 1) is approaching the north Queensland coastline on Sunday morning and is forecast to cross the coast between Ayr and ... Read more ›
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Sydney tops 42°C twice in summer for first time in 13 years Sat 10 Jan 2026
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Sydney’s maximum temperature peaked at 42.2°C this Saturday, January 10, making it the second time in the summer of 2025/26 that the harbour... Read more ›
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Rural Victoria hits 46.5°C as Melbourne suburbs top 44°C Fri 09 Jan 2026
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Searing heat has broken at least one January record in Victoria, as the state endured its worst day of bushfire danger since the Black Summer of 2019/... Read more ›
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Potential tropical cyclone threatens Queensland: Heavy rain, damaging winds expected this weekend Fri 09 Jan 2026
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Heavy rain and damaging winds are likely to affect parts of eastern Qld this weekend as a potential tropical cyclone hits the state’s northeast ... Read more ›
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43°C predicted for Melbourne amid catastrophic fire danger in Victoria Fri 09 Jan 2026
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Authorities have issued total fire bans across parts of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales on Friday, with intense heat and blustery winds ... Read more ›
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WA hits 49°C as heatwave escalates fire danger in multiple states Thu 08 Jan 2026
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Western Australia has endured blisteringly hot temperatures this week, with the state setting a new high minimum temperature record on Wednesday morni... Read more ›
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Catastrophic fire danger forecast for Vic after Melbourne’s hottest day in six years Wed 07 Jan 2026
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Friday will be a dangerous day for fires in Victoria, with hot and windy weather to cause catastrophic fire danger ratings in the state’s north ... Read more ›
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How hot each Australian state will get during this week's heatwave Wed 07 Jan 2026
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An extremely hot air mass is spreading across Australia this week, causing temperatures to soar into the high forties in some areas. No state or terri... Read more ›
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Jenna continues active start to Australian cyclone season Tue 06 Jan 2026
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Jenna is gaining strength to the northwest of Australia, continuing an unusually active start to the 2025-26 cyclone season fo... Read more ›
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Extreme heatwave and fire danger to affect multiple states this week Tue 06 Jan 2026
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An extreme heatwave will affect multiple Australian states between Wednesday and Saturday this week. Extreme fire danger ratings are also forecast, wi... Read more ›
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Queensland braces for more heavy rain as monsoon surge looms Mon 05 Jan 2026
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A burst of monsoonal rain will bring further heavy rain to parts of Queensland from later this week, with potential for a Coral Sea tropical cyclone t... Read more ›
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Adelaide and Melbourne could reach 40 degrees midweek Sun 04 Jan 2026
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Intense heat is currently building over Western Australia and this hot air mass will shift slowly eastward this week, with temperatures possibly ... Read more ›
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45C in four Australian states next week Sat 03 Jan 2026
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An extremely hot air mass will spread across Australia next week, with temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-high 40s in parts of four states. N... Read more ›
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