Bitterly cold across the southeast
Australia just shivered through its coldest night of the year to date with a low of –9.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, but it wasn’t just the mountains feeling the chill. Right across southeastern Australia, temperatures were frigid in the...
Record-challenging high sitting over Tas this week
A blocking-high pressure system will park itself directly over Tasmania this week, and is forecast to become so strong, it challenges an Australian record. High pressure is crossing the Great Australian Bight after a cold front swept over southeastern...
Melbourne to shiver through coldest weekend in 4 years
Melbourne is forecast to have its coldest weekend in four years as a polar air mass spreads over southeastern Australia during the next few days. The animation below shows a large cold air mass reaching the southeast of Australia...
Yet more rain for WA, as a deep low crosses the state
Yet more rain fell across western and southwestern parts of WA on Thursday and overnight into Friday, including areas that have had a remarkably dry period. Rottnest Island is enjoying its first above-average month of rainfall in 12 months...
More than a month’s rain and severe storms impact WA, more to come
Thick cloud, rain, strong winds and severe thunderstorms have impacted parts of WA in the last 48 hours, which is set to continue for the next few days. A low pressure system to the southwest of WA, another to...
Low solar, but the best June rain in years for parts of Qld
Parts of central Queensland received more than 100 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, with some towns picking up their best June rain in eight years. The thick cloud and rain has reduced solar output across the...
Wintry blast on its way
There are signs that an Antarctic airmass is on its way to southern Australia later this week, with the potential for fierce winds, snow and rain. This comes after southern Australia has seen a sustained period of cold and...
One month’s rain in a day soaks central QLD, more to come
Parts of central Queensland just received over a month’s rain in 24 hours, with more wet and cold weather on the way in the next few days. A low pressure trough located over QLD is drawing moisture-laden air from...
