Prosper in a dynamic world
Search

All of the breaking weather news

Keeping you briefed on the unfolding events in Australia and globally

More rain on the way for WA

Two cold fronts will bring rain, thunderstorms and blustery winds to southwestern Australia during the next five days, continuing Perth’s wet start to winter. The satellite images below show a cold front passing over the Indian Ocean on Wednesday,...

Yet another drenching for NSW

Rain is set to increase on Wednesday, with hundreds of millimetres in just two days possible for the Illawarra and South Coast regions.   An upper-level low will cause rain to spread over eastern Australia in the next three...

Brisbane dips to single digits

Well done, Brisbane. You’ve just shivered your way through your first night of the year below 10 degrees. The temperature in downtown Brisbane dipped to a chilly 8.2°C overnight, with a reading of 7.2°C at the airport and much...

The ‘bombing low’ behind Sydney’s weekend deluge

  Sydney endured its second wettest June day on record on the weekend as a bombing low pressure system rapidly intensified off the NSW coast. The radar animation below shows heavy and persistent rain hammering central eastern NSW on...

Stormy end to southwest WA’s driest autumn

The taps turned on during the opening days of winter in the southwest of WA, after some areas recorded the driest autumn on record.  The rain and thunderstorms over the weekend were triggered by a strong cold front sweeping across...

Wet weekend ahead for eastern Australia

Rain, thunderstorms, powerful winds and dangerous surf will affect parts of eastern and southeastern Australia over the next few days under the influence of a northwest cloudband and two low pressure systems. The images below show a northwest cloudband...

Another strong front to soak WA

Heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds will hit parts of WA this weekend as another strong cold front sweeps over the state.  Earlier this week, a cold front and northwest cloud band provided some much-needed rainfall to some...

Damaging wind warning for entire state of Tasmania

A severe weather warning has been issued for damaging winds across all 11 weather districts in Tasmania on Friday, with dangerous gusts also likely in parts of Victoria, NSW and the ACT over the next two days. A strong cold...

Balmy weather followed by wintry chill

Southeastern Australia is basking in another day of balmy autumnal weather, but this will end abruptly with winter arriving a day early.   This dramatic temperature contrast is being caused by a strong cold front which is expected to...