Northern Australia set to burst to life
The tap across northern Australia is turning on this week, with daily thunderstorms and rain set to break the dry season for large areas. Moisture laden air feeding into an area of low pressure across the northern tropics...
Rain and storms in every Australian state and territory this week
One look at the map of rain predicted over Australia this week shows that part of every state and territory will see some wet weather during the next 7 days, with a few areas in line for a...
Single lightning strike sparked bushfire near Perth
A lone lightning strike from a tiny storm on Friday was all it took to start an intense blaze near Serpentine on Friday, serving as a reminder as to the danger thunderstorms can pose. Image: A single cloud-to-ground lightning...
Rain and lightning over NSW, Qld fires
A burst of rain and thunderstorms swept over a number of active fire grounds in northern NSW and southern Qld on Friday, delivering a bittersweet mix of welcome rain and pesky lightning. Friday is the first day of a...
Western Australia’s driest October on record
It was dry across Australia in October, but Western Australia did it tougher than the rest, with its driest October on record. Nationally, it was Australia’s 5th-driest October since national records began to be kept in 1900. It...
Week-long soaking to hit fire-weary eastern Australia
Wet weather is about to return to parched and fire-weary areas of eastern Australia, with 7 to 10 days of rain and thunderstorms set to soak parts of Qld and NSW. A stationary low pressure trough being fed by...
‘Australia’s hottest place’ almost 6 degrees above average in October
Onslow, a coastal town in Western Australia’s Pilbara region with a population of around 900, holds half of a significant Australian heat record – equalling Australia’s highest recorded temperature when the mercury reached a searing 50.7°C in January 2022....
Extreme fire danger returns to NSW, Qld
Firefighters in Qld and NSW will continue to face challenging conditions over the next two days amid another burst of hot, dry and windy weather. A cold front crossing southeastern Australia on Monday and Tuesday will cause a...
