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Solar output to take a hit as Australia enters its darkest month

  Australia has now entered its darkest four-week period of the year as the Southern Hemisphere edges closer to the winter solstice. Earth’s tilt relative to the sun changes throughout the year. For one half of the year, the...

Can wind be too strong at wind farms?

  Australia’s southeastern states have been stuck in a pattern of frequent cold fronts since the end of May, keeping winds strong and wind power output high for most days this past week.   This spell of windy weather...

Sydney’s coldest start to winter since 1989

  Bob Hawke was Australia’s prime minister when Sydney last experienced an opening week of winter this cold. The temperature at Sydney’s Observatory Hill failed to reach 18.5ºC during the first six days of June and is expected to...

More cold fronts lining up for southeastern Australia

  A conveyor belt of cold fronts will maintain bitterly cold, wet and windy weather over southeastern Australia throughout the 2nd week of winter. Australia’s southeastern states have been stuck in a pattern of frequent cold fronts since the...

Phenomenal overnight snowfalls for Australian hydro

  Bill Barker, head ski patroller at Mt Hotham, has seen it all in 35 years at the Victorian ski resort, and is known for his straight-shooting when it comes to on-mountain conditions. So when his morning snow report...

Cold snap to drive higher energy demand next week

  Another prolonged spell of cold, wet and windy weather will spread over a large area of southern, central and eastern Australia next week.  The final days of May and first few days of winter saw a powerful burst of cold...

Mountains of snow for Australian hydro

  It delivered. The Antarctic airmass which has held southeastern Australia in its icy grip for the past two days has brought a serious dump of snow to the mountains and beyond. It has been a cracking start to the...

Who had Australia’s coldest start to winter?

  Today is the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere and for much of Australia, the season has arrived with a timely polar blast. So, who endured the lowest temperatures in Australia on the first morning of...

Powerful winds whipping southeastern Australia

  Fierce winds will impact a large area of southeastern and eastern Australia during the next 48 hours as a wintry blast continues over the region.   This wild and dangerous weather is being caused by a deep low...