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  Scorching heat is set to impact WA this week, with extreme heatwave and fire weather warnings in place for several districts in the state.  The satellite image below shows clear skies over most of WA on Monday morning,...

A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms being fuelled by tropical moisture has caused record-breaking rain and flooding in parts of Victoria. A broad low pressure trough drawing moisture-laden air towards an upper-level low pressure system has produced widespread...

Australia’s mean maximum temperature in 2023 was 1.34ºC warmer than the 30-year period ending in 1990, making it the country’s 5th warmest year on record. The combined warming effects of El Niño, a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and...

  On the closing day of 2023, rooftop solar boomed in SA and Vic while record low energy demand was recorded in the two states.   On Sunday, December 31, mild temperatures and sunny skies were behind the new record...

Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact Vic on Wednesday, after wild and dangerous thunderstorms lashed Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, causing havoc at its bustling airport.  The thunderstorms brought torrential rain, damaging winds, and large hail to parts of Victoria on...

The Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks are a spectacular display, but sometimes bad weather can get in the way.  While it is extremely rare for Sydney’s famous NYE fireworks to be cancelled, fierce winds and thunderstorms can cause delays...

Christmas Day weather can be a bit of a mixed bag in Australia, fluctuating from extreme heat to winter-like days or heavy rain to blue skies.   The contrasting weather over the years has had Australians either reaching for...

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is likely to develop over eastern Australia on Christmas Day, with Australia’s three largest cities and the nation’s capital all at risk of wet and stormy weather. As usual, the weather across Australia on...