Perth to see its coolest day in five months
Temperatures are set to plummet across southwestern WA during the next few days as a cool airmass sweeps across the region. The first cold front will move through the southwest of WA on Tuesday, causing a noticeable drop...
Rivers raging after heavy rain cuts outback roads in QLD
A burst of late-wet season rain has inundated parts of northern and central QLD, with some areas picking up more than 700 mm of rain over the past five days. Image: Observed rainfall anomalies between October 2021 and...
Wet and cloudy week looms for the National Electricity Market
Heavy rain, thick cloud and thunderstorms will impact several states and territories from this weekend into next week as an injection of tropical moisture moves across Australia. A trough currently sitting over the northern interior will dip south...
La Nina holding on in Pacific Ocean, but for how long?
The La Niña that just helped deliver Sydney’s wettest start to a year on record is struggling to break down in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting it may last longer than some forecast models suggest. The Southern Hemisphere’s autumn...
Coldest morning of the year in Melbourne, Canberra
Parts of Victoria and the ACT just had an early taste of winter, with Melbourne and Canberra both shivering through their lowest temperature so far this year. Earlier this week, a pair of cold fronts crossed southeastern Australia,...
Very wet week for the northern QLD tropical coast
Six days of heavy rain and thunderstorms are on the cards for parts of the northern and western QLD as a burst of late wet-season rain targets northeastern Australia. A low pressure trough and embedded tropical low...
April snow for Tassie Hydro
Snow could be seen atop kunanyi / Mount Wellington on Thursday morning as Hobart shivered through its second coldest morning so far this year. A pair of cold fronts crossing southeastern Australia during the last two days dragged...
Autumn chill on the way for southeastern Australia
While ample sunshine and warm weather are forecast for much of southeastern Australia this Easter long weekend, a blast of cooler air will move through the region early next week. Adelaide and Melbourne’s daytime temperatures are likely to...
