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Australia's 2025-26 tropical cyclone outlook
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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 Australian waters in recent decades. Australia’s tropical cyclone season officially runs from the start of November to the end of April. During this six-month period, the Australian region usually sees around 9 to 10 tropical cyclones, with about five of these becoming severe tropical cyclones (category three or higher) and four systems making landf... 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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