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Rural Victoria hits 46.5°C as Melbourne suburbs top 44°C
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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 2019/20. Victoria swelters through extreme heat The state’s hottest reading for Friday was 46.5°C at Walpeup in the Mallee region, about 90 minutes south of Mildura. About half an hour southeast of Walpeup, Hopetoun Airport registered 46.3°C. This broke the old January record of 46.0°C set on January 4, 2019 (data back to 2004). ... 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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2025 was Australia's 4th warmest year on record Fri 02 Jan 2026
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Australia’s mean temperature was more than 1.2°C above average in 2025, making it the country’s 4th warmest year in more than a centur... Read more ›
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Qld cops a metre of rain, WA cyclone downgrades after 158 km/h gust Wed 31 Dec 2025
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Two strong tropical weather systems continue to dominate Australia’s weather on the last day of 2025. Queensland’s deluge continues, wit... Read more ›
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