Three winter records could fall in Brisbane this week
Brisbane is experiencing an unseasonably warm week, with the potential for winter maximum, minimum and prolonged warmth records to be broken. This unusually warm end to winter is being driven by unseasonably warm airmass lingering over central and northern Australia....
Gales and crosswinds cause disruptions at Sydney airport
Gale force west to northwesterly winds are creating havoc at Sydney airport on Wednesday afternoon, with all six landing and takeoff options impacted by very strong cross winds. Sydney airport saw gale force west to northwesterly mean wind...
Record run of winter days above 30°C for Brisbane
Brisbane could see a record-breaking run of winter heat this week, with the mercury reaching at least 30°C for six days from Wednesday. The heat will peak on Saturday, with the mercury challenging 35°C in the afternoon. Temperatures will...
Damaging winds to hit five Australian states in next 48 hours
One of the strongest cold fronts of 2024 will sweep across southeastern Australia during the next two days, causing damaging winds in parts of Tas, SA, Vic, NSW and WA. Some places are even likely to see destructive wind...
Destructive winds, hundreds of millimitres of rain to impact Tas
It’s going to be a wild week in Tasmania, with the potential for 180km/h winds, more than 200mm of rain and snow in the west, thunderstorms, hail and freezing temperatures. Damaging winds have already begun across elevated areas on Monday,...
300 thousand lightning strikes as winter storms hit southeastern Australia
Australia’s southeastern states experienced an early glimpse of spring-like thunderstorms on the weekend, with destructive winds, huge hail and more than a quarter of a million lightning strikes. The interaction between two contrasting cold and warm air masses created...
A great week for Tassie Hydro
Hundreds of millimetres of rainfall are forecast for western Tasmania in the next week, which will help replenish hydroelectric lakes in the region after some of the lowest rainfall on record. Hydropower is Tasmania’s main source of electricity, with frequent...
2024 likely to be Earth’s warmest year on record, new data shows
New data from Berkeley Earth reveals that Earth’s hottest July on record makes it virtually certain that 2024 will become our planet’s hottest year in recorded history. According to the data from Berkeley Earth, the global average temperature in...
