Subzero temps spread to Qld, NT
It was a chilly one overnight in southeastern Australia as you’d expect in the cold dry air in the wake of a cold front, but freezing temps were also recorded in our two northernmost states. Alice Springs recorded an...
Fog blankets Sydney halting ferries
Thick fog crept across Sydney on Friday morning, halting ferry services across the harbour for several hours. The fog formed in pockets of Sydney’s west around 4am and funnelled into Sydney’s east via the Paramatta river early Friday morning. ...
Australia’s coldest April since 2015 during Earth’s warmest April on record
Australia can be the hottest place in the world at the height of summer, but in April 2024 the country was an island of abnormally cold weather amid a sea of record-breaking global heat. Data released this week...
Wintry blast on the way
The mild autumnal weather that southeastern Australia has been basking in this week is about to come to an abrupt and chilly end, with snow possible down to 600 metres in Tas. A strong cold front will cause the huge...
Sun unleashes strongest flare of current solar cycle
The sunspot region that produced last week’s mesmerising aurora displays has just unleashed another strong solar flare, this one even more powerful than anything else seen during the current solar cycle. In case you missed it, large areas of...
Australia officially on La Niña alert
The BoM has officially placed Australia on a La Niña watch, less than a month after El Niño was officially declared over. “There are some early signs that a La Niña might form in the Pacific Ocean later in...
Can auroras affect aviation?
Auroras lit up the skies on the weekend amid one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in years, but did this display impact businesses? The spectacular exhibit was the aurora borealis/australis or northern and southern lights seen in both hemispheres....
May day heat record to tumble in Perth
Perth is about to obliterate its record for the longest run of days above 25°C in May as the city experiences an unusual run of late-season warmth. A lack of strong cold fronts and frequent easterly winds have been...