Rare July rain soaks far western Qld
Parts of Western Queensland are already having their wettest July on record after copping 10 to 15 times their monthly average rainfall in the last 24 hours. A northwest cloudband has been causing rain in far Western Qld since...
Perth staying chilly after coldest June in 50 years
Cold and staying that way. That’s the forecast for Perth as yet another cold front bears down upon southwestern WA after the coldest average max temps for June in 50 years. We’ll deal with this week’s chilly weather in...
Historically, how cold was Sydney on Wednesday?
If you think it was cold in Sydney on Wednesday, June 28, you’re not wrong. The harbour city’s maximum of 11.7°C was by far its lowest of the year It was a full five degrees below the June average...
Dry season floods threaten northern Aus this week
Unseasonably heavy rain and flooding could cut off roads in the Kimberley and central Australia this week. The satellite images below show a large northwest cloudband extending across Australia on Monday morning. This colossal cloudband, which is being fuelled...
Why so windy?
Blustering winds have lashed southeastern Australia over the last few days, but it’s more than just a cold front adding to the wind strength. Over the weekend, a strong cold front crossed through the south, delivering gusty winds and...
Very unusual winter weather for Adelaide
Rain and cold. That’s the super brief synopsis of Adelaide’s weather this Thursday as a slow-moving cloudmass drenches the SA capital. A total of 13 mm of rain had accumulated between 9 am and 1:30 pm local time, after...
Tonight will be Australia’s longest night of the year
The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur tonight, making it the longest night of the year across Australia. The winter solstice marks the moment the Southern Hemisphere reaches its furthest tilt away from the sun, as the northern Hemisphere...
Coldest morning in 5 years for parts of NSW, QLD, ACT
A large area of Australia’s southeast inland just shivered through the coldest morning in five years, with one location registering Australia’s lowest June temperature since 2019. Wednesday morning was an icy affair across southeastern Australia as a slow-moving high...