Gale force winds lashing the Pilbara
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga is edging ever so slightly closer to the Pilbara on Wednesday, bringing damaging winds and rain to the far western Pilbara and its islands. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga is currently about 200kmh northwest of Karratha on...
Will damaging winds impact NSW port operations?
Damaging winds are forecast to impact the central NSW coastline in the next 24 hours, impacting port operations across the state. A strong southerly change is expected to arrive in Sydney around 11:30am-1:30pm local time, with sustained winds exceeding 46...
Hydropower season has begun
Snow has fallen overnight in Australia’s alpine regions and continues to tumble down on Tuesday morning as a cold front sweeps across southeast Australia, kick starting the hydropower season. As a heavy band of moisture crossed the alpine region...
Tropical Cyclone Olga to bring rain to parts of WA
Tropical moisture from Severe Tropical Cyclone Olga will bring rainfall to parts of the Pilbara and Gascoyne as it tracks parallel to their coastline this week. The satellite image below shows Tropical Cyclone Olga sitting off the northwest shelf...
Powerful wind, swell returning for NSW
The balmy NSW weather will end abruptly on Tuesday as another low-pressure system brings another bout of fierce winds, thunderstorms, rain and cooler temperatures to the state. The image below shows the remnants of the low-pressure system and cloud...
Transport impacted as Sydney sees a month’s rain 30 hours
The deluge continues in Sydney and surrounds with a month’s worth rain falling in just over a day, causing cancellation and delays across the city. The video below shows rain coming from two different directions into Sydney on the...
Tropical Cyclone Olga could develop this weekend
There is a high risk that Tropical Cyclone Olga will develop to the northwest of Australia this weekend. The satellite images below show a tropical low sitting between WA and Indonesia on Friday morning. Video: Satellite images showing a...
Intense overnight rainfall, plenty more to come
Heavy and remarkably widespread rain has fallen across New South Wales and southern Queensland overnight, with the heaviest falls centred on the Sydney region. The Sydney CBD copped an absolute drenching, with 111 mm in the gauge in the...