Coldest Queensland night of 2024
Queenslanders had the chance to thaw out this Tuesday under skies which were sunny across virtually the entire state, after Tuesday morning brought the Sunshine State’s coldest temps to date in 2024, with widespread inland frosts. Some of the...
Severe storms and ferocious winds to impact WA
A dangerous mix of severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, powerful winds, small hail and cold wintry weather is on its way to southwestern WA. This weather will be generated by a strong cold front sweeping across southern WA later Wednesday...
Cold snap sending shivers across southeastern Australia
A wintry chill will grip parts of eastern and southeastern Australia this week as dry and cold air combines with blustery winds to cause the type of cold that cuts straight through a cardigan. A cold air mass associated...
Damaging surf and fierce winds lashing NSW
A Tasman low is whipping up blusterous southerly winds and large and powerful swell on Monday, likely impacting port operations in NSW. Waves peaked at 6 metres offshore of Eden on the NSW south coast at 4am Monday...
Perth’s first wetter-than-average month in more than a year
Another showery night in Perth has delivered enough rain to make this Perth’s first wetter-than-average month in more than one year. The animation below shows showers streaming over Perth and other areas of southwestern Australia late on Thursday. This...
Prolonged cold outbreak for southeastern Australia
A frigid airmass originating from Antarctica is on its way to Australia on Friday, with the southeastern states expected to shiver through a prolonged cold spell. This airmass will arrive behind a cold front over the weekend and will...
A stormy taste of spring for NSW and Qld
The weather is feeling quite spring-like over northern NSW and southern Queensland, with warm days, smoke from hazard reduction burns and even a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday. Northerly winds ahead of a trough and cold front...
Could Australia see a negative IOD in 2024?
A wet spring could be on the cards for large parts of Australia, with several models suggesting a negative Indian Ocean Dipole could develop in the Indian Ocean. A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) refers to a pattern of...
