Huge 48-hour rainfall totals in Qld, NSW
Unseasonably high 24-hour rainfall totals have again been recorded to 9 am Wednesday across large parts of southern Queensland and northern NSW, with the heaviest falls in Queensland’s Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, and Southeast Coast forecast districts. The...
Record warm August nights in Brisbane
Brisbane is about to see a four-day streak of warm minimums, with thick cloud and rain setting in over the city. The spring-like overnight temperatures are being caused by a thick layer of cloud acting as a blanket...
Heaviest August rain in decades hits parts of Qld, NSW
Flood watches have been issued between central Queensland and northeast New South Wales as unseasonably heavy rain continues to drench parts of eastern Australia. A deep layer of moisture-laden east-northeasterly winds interacting with a pair of upper-level low pressure...
Four Melbourne winter days of 20°C
The predicted winter warm spell has arrived in southeastern Australia, with 23°C on the cards for Adelaide this Monday, while Melbourne commences a four-day run of 20-degree weather. August temps of 20°C or higher are far from unknown in...
Hydropower season stalls
The snow cams at Australia’s mainland ski resorts are looking good for now, but within a week or two, they could be telling a very different story. Australia has seen no significant snowfalls since the last week of July,...
Qld, NSW to cop a soaking
Heavy and persistent rainfall is set to impact parts of eastern Qld and northeast NSW from early to mid-next week, as moisture laden easterly winds stream onto the coast. The moist easterly winds will extend up to around...
The polar vortex and how it affects Australia
Stretching high above Earth’s North and South Poles are two swirling columns of extremely cold air encircled by powerful winds. These whirlpools of frigid air and wind are each called the polar vortex, and they can have a big...
Winter warm spell on the way
If you’re sick of the winter chill, how does a temperature approaching 20°C in Melbourne sound for the first two days of next week? How about 22°C in Adelaide, 18°C for Canberra, and even the strong possibility of 20°C...
