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There are signs that another sudden stratospheric warming episode could occur above Antarctica towards the end of August, increasing the likelihood that the Southern Hemisphere’s polar vortex will continue to be disrupted into September. This event could have an...

A decent week of wind power is ahead as several lows, and cold fronts sweep across southern Australia. The latest Mean Sea Level Pressure map below shows a low pressure system in the Bight, while a cold front is...

Melbourne has already reached 20.4°C just before midday this Thursday, on the way to a top that will likely reach 22°C, after a high of 21.9°C on Wednesday. So we’re looking at two consecutive winter days around 22°C, which...

A burst of blustery wind, rain and thunderstorms will hit southwestern Australia this weekend, bringing a wintry change to Perth on one of the last weekends of the season. Despite a few showers in southwestern Australia today, Perth will...

The recent spring-like weather in Australia’s southeastern states is set to end abruptly, as a band of fierce winds, rain and severe thunderstorms spread across the region in the coming days.  The satellite image below shows a low pressure system...

Unseasonably high 24-hour rainfall totals have again been recorded to 9 am Wednesday across large parts of southern Queensland and northern NSW, with the heaviest falls in Queensland’s Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, and Southeast Coast forecast districts. The...

Brisbane is about to see a four-day streak of warm minimums, with thick cloud and rain setting in over the city.   The spring-like overnight temperatures are being caused by a thick layer of cloud acting as a blanket...

Flood watches have been issued between central Queensland and northeast New South Wales as unseasonably heavy rain continues to drench parts of eastern Australia. A deep layer of moisture-laden east-northeasterly winds interacting with a pair of upper-level low pressure...