Catastrophic fire danger observed in western Victoria
A dangerous mixture of hot, dry and windy weather is causing catastrophic fire danger ratings in parts of western Victoria today. The term ‘catastrophic fire danger’ refers to the highest rating on the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which...
Driest February in decades to bring catastrophic fire danger in western Victoria
Parts of central and western Victoria have just endured their driest February in more than 30 years, priming the landscape for extreme to catastrophic fire danger this Wednesday. While December and January were abnormally wet for most of Vic,...
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln making a comeback tonight
Ex- Tropical Cyclone Lincoln should re-develop into cyclone off the Kimberley coast in WA on Friday night, before setting its sights on the Pilbara and northern Gascoyne in the next 48 hours. Lincoln will be the first Tropical Cyclone...
Fires linger in Victoria, Tasmania as heat shifts to NSW
The hot air mass that helped create large fires in Victoria and Tasmania on Thursday will shift its focus to NSW on Friday, causing temperatures to spike in Sydney. Thursday was a dangerous day of heat and fire...
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln to impact Pilbara, Gascoyne in WA
Ex-Tropical cyclone Lincoln is likely to re-develop into a cyclone by Friday morning, before it sets its path towards the Pilbara or Gascoyne coasts on the weekend. The image below shows clouds rotating around ex- tropical cyclone Lincoln on...
Extreme fire danger in Victoria, SA, Tasmania today
A burst of very hot, dry and windy weather will cause extreme fire danger across parts of Vic, SA and Tas today, with temperatures predicted to reach the mid to high 30s in Melbourne and Hobart. A surge of...
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln to redevelop off WA
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is about to move off the Kimberley coast and looks likely re-intensify into a tropical cyclone to the north of WA later this week. Tropical Cyclone Lincoln made landfall on the south coast of the Gulf...
Hobart hotter than Sydney, Darwin on Thursday
Another burst of heat will impact southeastern Australia in the next 72 hours, with high to extreme fire danger and fierce winds impacting parts of SA, Vic and Tas. Tuesday night was sweaty in Adelaide, with the temperature failing...
