Severe weather warning for heavy rain near Sydney
Rain, and plenty of it, is forecast to drench areas south and west of Sydney on Thursday, with isolated accumulations of up to 250 mm possible within 24 hours in some spots. Weatherzone meteorologist Ashleigh Madden wrote on...
More rain on the way for WA
Two cold fronts will bring rain, thunderstorms and blustery winds to southwestern Australia during the next five days, continuing Perth’s wet start to winter. The satellite images below show a cold front passing over the Indian Ocean on Wednesday,...
Yet another drenching for NSW
Rain is set to increase on Wednesday, with hundreds of millimetres in just two days possible for the Illawarra and South Coast regions. An upper-level low will cause rain to spread over eastern Australia in the next three...
Brisbane dips to single digits
Well done, Brisbane. You’ve just shivered your way through your first night of the year below 10 degrees. The temperature in downtown Brisbane dipped to a chilly 8.2°C overnight, with a reading of 7.2°C at the airport and much...
The ‘bombing low’ behind Sydney’s weekend deluge
Sydney endured its second wettest June day on record on the weekend as a bombing low pressure system rapidly intensified off the NSW coast. The radar animation below shows heavy and persistent rain hammering central eastern NSW on...
Stormy end to southwest WA’s driest autumn
The taps turned on during the opening days of winter in the southwest of WA, after some areas recorded the driest autumn on record. The rain and thunderstorms over the weekend were triggered by a strong cold front sweeping across...
Wet weekend ahead for eastern Australia
Rain, thunderstorms, powerful winds and dangerous surf will affect parts of eastern and southeastern Australia over the next few days under the influence of a northwest cloudband and two low pressure systems. The images below show a northwest cloudband...
Another strong front to soak WA
Heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds will hit parts of WA this weekend as another strong cold front sweeps over the state. Earlier this week, a cold front and northwest cloud band provided some much-needed rainfall to some...
