Queensland’s 2nd-hottest recorded temperature
With Cyclone Kirrily set to make landfall around 11 pm just north of Townsville, and with a heatwave in the diagonally opposite corner of the state, there’s no shortage of dangerous weather in and around Queensland this Thursday....
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily declared, will cross Qld coast Thursday evening
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily was declared on Wednesday evening and will cross the Queensland coast on Thursday evening. The most likely time of landfall is around 8 pm AEST, although it could occur anytime between about 6 pm and midnight....
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily struggling to develop over Coral Sea
Despite the unexpectedly sluggish development of a tropical low over the Coral Sea, a tropical cyclone named Kirrily is still expected to hit the east coast of Qld tomorrow night. A tropical low has been spinning over the central...
Oppressive heat returning to Sydney as eastern Australia swelters
A sweltering air mass will spread over eastern Australia during the next few days, causing another burst of stifling heat in Sydney and possibly challenging Queensland’s maximum temperature record. Earlier this week, a very hot air mass delivered...
Searing hot SA
Temperatures will soar across SA on Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach the mid to high 40’s in some areas. This heat is being driven by an extremely hot airmass ahead of a low-pressure trough near the...
Heavy rain and storms loom for Pilbara
A tropical low will cause heavy rain and thunderstorms across northwestern Australia later this week, with flooding possible in parts of the Pilbara. A slow-moving tropical low has caused persistent rain over parts of the NT during the...
Queensland bracing for severe tropical cyclone impact
A severe tropical cyclone could hit eastern Queensland later this week, bringing a risk of heavy rain, flooding, destructive winds and a dangerous storm tide. At 10am AEST on Monday, January 22, a tropical low was located over the...
Parts of Brisbane could feel close to 50C today
An oppressively hot and humid air mass will increase energy demand in southeast Qld on Monday. A very hot air mass will sit over the southern half of Qld on Monday, with temperatures likely to reach the...
