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Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro surf forecast
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After an emotional mid-year cut at the Margaret River Pro surf competition in Western Australia last week, surfers that fell below the cut line, along with up-and-coming talent, will be battling it out on the Gold Coast from this weekend onwards. The first stop on the Challenger Series (the lesser format of the Championship Tour) will take place along the Gold Coast’s premier surf point breaks, starting this morning and running to Saturday May 4th. While forecasting the appearance ... Read more ›
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Uncontrolled WA fire causes massive smoke plume Fri 26 Apr 2024
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A bushfire burning out of control in the far southwest of WA has created a 700 km-long smoke plume that can be seen from space. The animation below ... Read more ›
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Storms hitting WA as Perth's wait for rain continues Fri 26 Apr 2024
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Despite thunderstorms rumbling over WA today and more rain on the way next week, Perth’s nervous wait for decent rain could continue into May. ... Read more ›
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Satellites capture huge dust storm crossing Mediterranean Sea Thu 25 Apr 2024
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Images captured from satellites have revealed the colossal scale of a dust storm that turned the sky orange in parts of Greece earlier this week. So... Read more ›
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A digger's letter from snowbound Gallipoli Thu 25 Apr 2024
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In weather terms, the Anzacs at Gallipoli copped it all – from parched, scorching summers to freezing winters as weather systems with origins in... Read more ›
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Summery Sydney, wintry Melbourne Wed 24 Apr 2024
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It's been one of those days when Australia's two largest cities could hardly have been more different in terms of weather. Never mind the tedious ol... Read more ›
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Rainfall to soak some parched areas of WA Wed 24 Apr 2024
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Rain will soak parts of WA over the coming week, although forecast models are struggling to agree on whether this burst of wet weather will bring much... Read more ›
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Tassie snow, Melbourne temps go low Wed 24 Apr 2024
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Snow has fallen in Tasmania, while Melbourne has experienced a dramatic temperature drop as a cold front whipped through Tasmania and southern Victori... Read more ›
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Australia's tropical cyclone season coming to an end Tue 23 Apr 2024
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The 2023-24 Australian tropical cyclone season is almost over and while it was a quiet season based on overall numbers, some of the landfalling system... Read more ›
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Wind returning to southeastern Australia Tue 23 Apr 2024
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After a prolonged period of light winds, a surge of powerful winds and cool air will push through southeastern Australia during the next 48 hours... Read more ›
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Anzac Day dawn service weather around Australia Mon 22 Apr 2024
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Anzac Day is this Thursday, so we thought we’d give you a brief weather forecast for each capital city for those attending the dawn service. A... Read more ›
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Coldest April night in 25 years for SA towns Mon 22 Apr 2024
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Three South Australian towns have shivered through their coldest April night in 25 years as a near-stationary high pressure system centred over southe... Read more ›
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Canberra's first sub-zero of the year Sun 21 Apr 2024
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Wintry air descended across the southeast in the early hours of Sunday morning, bringing sub-zero temperatures to parts of the ACT and NSW, including ... Read more ›
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Winter is Coming: Chilly day for Sydney, rain pelts eastern seaboard Sat 20 Apr 2024
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Just as we forecast yesterday, a coastal trough has deepened along the NSW and southeast Qld coasts as a low in the Coral Sea continues to inch closer... Read more ›
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We need to talk about drainage Sat 20 Apr 2024
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By now, you would have likely already seen the flooding that occurred in Dubai earlier this week. Many were quick to blame cloud seeding but that has ... Read more ›
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A very wet weekend for southeast Qld, northeast NSW Fri 19 Apr 2024
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A prolonged rainfall event is set to bring large totals to parts of NSW and Qld from Saturday, with possible heavy falls and flooding. A low-p... Read more ›
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Southerly surges across the southeast Fri 19 Apr 2024
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It's a chilly and showery end to the working week across southeastern Australia, after a strong surge of south to southeasterly winds pushed cool air ... Read more ›
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Generation gone with the wind Thu 18 Apr 2024
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A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below ... Read more ›
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Devilishly dry in Tasmania Thu 18 Apr 2024
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Tasmania has had an exceptionally dry start to 2024, with rainfall deficiencies across the entire state as of mid-April. Take a look at the chart be... Read more ›
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Dubai deluge: a year's rainfall in a day Wed 17 Apr 2024
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Flights have been unable to land or take off from flooded runways, chunks of major roads have eroded away, while motorists have been trapped on inunda... Read more ›
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Melbourne weather strongly out of character Wed 17 Apr 2024
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"If you don’t like the Melbourne weather, just wait five minutes." So goes one of many sayings about Melbourne's famously changeable weather, ... Read more ›
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