Wet season arriving in WA this week
Rain and thunderstorms will replace extreme heat over large areas of WA this week, with some places in the state’s north likely to see enough rain to officially mark the start of the wet season. In Australia, the northern...
Second hottest summer days on record in Perth
Perth just had its second hottest summer on record based on daytime temperatures, capping off the season with a remarkably warm February featuring a record-breaking number of 40°C days. The average maximum temperature in Perth this summer was 32.6ºC....
Sweaty, stormy end to Sydney’s third hottest summer on record
Sydney has ended its third warmest summer on record with a warm and muggy day featuring afternoon thunderstorms – providing a fitting end to what was an unusually sweaty season for the NSW capital city. Sydney’s mean temperature...
Record summer warmth in Brisbane
Brisbane just tossed and turned through its warmest summer on record based on overnight minimum temperatures, with the city also registering one of its top two warmest summers on record based on the mean temperature. A combination of abnormally...
Sydney to soar to 40 on last day of summer
Sydney is set to soar to 40 on the last day of summer, with parts of the city’s west likely to reach 39°C or 40°C, while the city should reach 35°C before a late cool change arrives. On Wednesday,...
Catastrophic fire danger observed in western Victoria
A dangerous mixture of hot, dry and windy weather is causing catastrophic fire danger ratings in parts of western Victoria today. The term ‘catastrophic fire danger’ refers to the highest rating on the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which...
Driest February in decades to bring catastrophic fire danger in western Victoria
Parts of central and western Victoria have just endured their driest February in more than 30 years, priming the landscape for extreme to catastrophic fire danger this Wednesday. While December and January were abnormally wet for most of Vic,...
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln making a comeback tonight
Ex- Tropical Cyclone Lincoln should re-develop into cyclone off the Kimberley coast in WA on Friday night, before setting its sights on the Pilbara and northern Gascoyne in the next 48 hours. Lincoln will be the first Tropical Cyclone...
