12-degree temperature drop on the horizon
While southeastern states are basking in spring warmth today, a surge of unseasonably cold air is approaching from Antartica with temperatures set to plummet over several states and territories. The huge temperature contrast over just a day that we...
Rain to soak most of Australia this week – here’s where it will fall
More than 80% of Australia could see rain this week as a surge of tropical moisture spreads across the country, causing wet weather from the Kimberley to Tasmania. A slow-moving upper-level trough will cause clouds, rain and thunderstorms to...
Elevated NSW fire danger, then widespread rain
Rain is coming from Wednesday and Thursday to virtually all of New South Wales, most of which has been parched during the first three weeks of September. But before the welcome soaking, a burst of early spring heat with...
Desert drenching in the Pilbara
The heaviest September rain in half a century has fallen over the Pilbara region of Western Australia overnight, with heavy rain still to come for a majority of Australia’s desert areas. Widespread falls of 20-50mm fell over the Pilbara...
Massive temperature contrasts in SE Australia
Huge differences in temperature will be experienced across the southeastern corner of the country this Thursday as a classic spring weather pattern kicks in. Hobart should reach a top of 13°C but it will feel much colder with showers...
Extreme fire danger predicted in Sydney this Thursday
Sydney and the Illawarra will experience an early-season spike in fire danger ratings on Wednesday and Thursday as a burst of warm, dry and windy weather hits eastern NSW. While the start of this week was abnormally cold in...
Spring seesaw-warmth returning after a chilly start to the week
The southeastern states are set to see a significant defrosting mid this week, as a burst of warm, dry and windy conditions brings extreme fire danger to parts of NSW. Several towns and cities have recorded their coldest...
Canberra’s coldest spring morning on record
The mercury plummeted overnight in Canberra, with a reading of –6.9°C recorded at 5:49am. That made it the coldest temperature in any spring month since meteorological records commenced in the national capital in 1923. Canberra’s average September minimum is...
