Coldest May temps in decades as snow reaches low levels in southeast Australia
A rare meteorological phenomenon caused parts of southeastern Australia to shiver through their lowest May temperatures in years over the last 24 hours. The satellite images below show a low pressure system spinning over the Tasman Sea on Monday...
Snow season preview as snow blankets Aussie Alps
Some of Australia’s main ski resorts and Aussie Alps have been given a preview of the season ahead after a wintry cold front delivered a decent bout of snow in the last 24 hours. A cold front swept over...
Australia’s 2022-23 tropical cyclone season wrap-up
Australia just had an unusually strong tropical cyclone season, despite having only six systems named inside Australia’s area of responsibility. The 2022-23 Australian tropical cyclone season officially ran from November 1, 2022, until April 30, 2023. During this six-month...
Australia’s wettest April in 17 years, coolest in eight
Surges of tropical cloud and rainfall produced a relatively cool and wet April for large parts of Australia, although a few places in Queensland registered their warmest April on record. Australia’s area-averaged rainfall during April was 41.4 mm, which...
Lowest temps of 2023 in parts of NSW, QLD, NT
Parts of central and eastern Australia experienced their coldest morning so far this year on Monday, with more wintry temperatures on the way later this week. The first morning of May was a fittingly cold start to the final...
Heavy rain looms for eastern NSW
Widespread rain and thunderstorms will affect eastern Australia this weekend and early next week, with parts of eastern NSW expected to see more than 100 mm of rain by Monday. A series of cold fronts and low pressure troughs...
What is a waterspout and are they dangerous?
A waterspout was spotted just off the Sydney coast on Sunday. These beautiful and sometimes violent systems are often spotted off the Australian coast at this time of year, so we go through some frequently asked questions about them....
Satellite captures Moon’s shadow during solar eclipse
A satellite just captured the shadow of the Moon darting across the Indian Ocean and glancing northwestern Australia during today’s total solar eclipse. More than 20,000 people converged on Exmouth in the far northwest corner of WA on Thursday...
