Destructive winds, huge waves wreak havoc in Victoria
Ferocious winds with gusts equivalent to a category two tropical cyclone have caused widespread damage across Victoria in the last 24 hours, along with huge waves and flooding along the coast. A powerful cold front embedded in an unusually...
Category-four cyclone strength winds and record flooding impacts Tas
A series of strong cold fronts have brought a dangerous mix of damaging to destructive winds, heavy rain, record flooding and huge snowfalls to Tas on the weekend. The severe weather caused widespread power outages across the state,...
Early season Total Fire Bans in Sydney, Illawarra
Total Fire Bans (TFBs) have been issued for Greater Sydney and the Illawarra in NSW, a month ahead of the typical start to the fire season. Gale force winds are once again blowing across eastern Australia ahead of a...
Have the fierce winds in Tas caused wind farm cutouts?
Damaging winds to locally destructive winds have lashed Tas in the last four days, with more to come. Have the blusterous winds caused high wind power generation or have the wind farms turned the turbines off cutting capacity? A...
Five more days of damaging winds for southern Australia
Damaging winds will continue to affect multiple states and territories across southern and southeastern Australia during the next five days. A large and slow-moving low pressure system passing between Australia and Antarctica will cause a vigorous stream of westerly...
Three winter records could fall in Brisbane this week
Brisbane is experiencing an unseasonably warm week, with the potential for winter maximum, minimum and prolonged warmth records to be broken. This unusually warm end to winter is being driven by unseasonably warm airmass lingering over central and northern Australia....
Gales and crosswinds cause disruptions at Sydney airport
Gale force west to northwesterly winds are creating havoc at Sydney airport on Wednesday afternoon, with all six landing and takeoff options impacted by very strong cross winds. Sydney airport saw gale force west to northwesterly mean wind...
Record run of winter days above 30°C for Brisbane
Brisbane could see a record-breaking run of winter heat this week, with the mercury reaching at least 30°C for six days from Wednesday. The heat will peak on Saturday, with the mercury challenging 35°C in the afternoon. Temperatures will...
