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Southeastern Australia is basking in another day of balmy autumnal weather, but this will end abruptly with winter arriving a day early.   This dramatic temperature contrast is being caused by a strong cold front which is expected to...

A cold front is set to deliver long-awaited rain to SA in the next 48 hours as it swiftly sweeps across the state.   The image below shows a thick cloud band, with some rain entering the far west...

An East Coast Low is expected to form off the NSW coast this weekend, with heavy rainfall, powerful winds, erosive surf and cold temperatures forecast.  An East Coast Low (ECL) is a type of low pressure system that forms...

A series of cold fronts will deliver much-needed rain to southwestern Australia this week, easing a drought that has broken records over the past seven months. The animation below shows cloud streaming over WA on Tuesday morning ahead of...

There’s a feature on this week’s weather charts which we haven’t seen for many months in Australia and which is a sign that winter is almost upon us: a northwest cloudband. Northwest cloudbands are vast layers of cloud that...

A series of cold fronts are setting their sights on southern WA in the next 10 days, bringing fierce winds, showers, thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.  The stubborn high-pressure system that has sat over the Bight for weeks, preventing cold...

Perth has never seen a run of May days this warm since records started being kept in 1876. Since May 7, Perth’s maximum has reached between 24.9°C and 29.4°C every day. The previous record run of May days with...

May is on track to become the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking global ocean warmth, despite clear signs of La Niña emerging in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Global sea surface temperatures have broken records in every month since April...