Another Sydney region deluge as Warragamba Dam spills
Huge 24-hour rainfall totals have again been recorded in and around Sydney region, with over 200 mm of rain recorded at some spots to 9 am Friday. The rain was heaviest in the Illawarra region just south of Sydney,...
Hundreds of millimetres for the Illawarra, more to come
The Illawarra has endured heavy rainfall overnight and this morning, with the deluge set to continue and spread north into the Warragamba catchment on Thursday. The persistent rainfall is being caused by an upper low pressure system over NSW,...
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...
