Millions of Australians will shiver through wild winds and rain with an icy start to the weekend as temperatures are expected to drop again. Fierce winds, snow and wind will sweep into the south-east over the coming days, with the Bureau of Meteorology citing an Antarctic airmass responsible for theContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are likely to wake up to frost this weekend as the midwinter chill continues to lead to low temperatures. “It’s going to be another cool and frosty weekend for many areas and little bit of rainfall,” said Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) meteorologist Angus Hines on Friday. MuchContinue Reading
NSW could be smashed with isolated showers of up to 250mm as a massive deluge bears down the east coast, which the Bureau of Meteorology says could lead to flash flooding for thousands. Much of the east and west coast of Australia were smashed last week with a 5000km rainContinue Reading
Meteorologists have warned a weather change could come with “quite a punch” on Wednesday as a possible southerly buster system rolls through New South Wales and temperatures plummet in Victoria. Meanwhile, the remains of ex-tropical Cyclone Megan continue to bring heavy and intense rainfall and possible flooding to the TopContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are being urged to brace for temperatures in the low 40s as a severe heatwave sweeps across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Lincoln Trainor said Victoria and Tasmania would likely break heat records for March, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in someContinue Reading
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has been upgraded to a “severe” category 3 system as it tracks towards the Queensland coast, with thousands of residents now bracing for their worst fears of 170km/h wind gusts. The Bureau of Meteorology updated their advice about the freak weather system at 3pm AEST, which isContinue Reading
Forecasters are warning of “significant accumulations” of rain on Wednesday as wild weather hits Australia. “There’s lots of action across the south eastern parts of Australia,” said Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Angus Hines. Severe weather warnings for heavy and locally intense rainfall are in place for southern areas of NSWContinue Reading
Northern Australia could be lashed by another round of wild wet weather, with two systems that could each develop into a cyclone brewing off the coast. The Northern Australian Monsoon — a key feature of any tropical climate — is set to arrive over Australia’s tropical region on Thursday, bringingContinue Reading
NSW, Queensland and Victoria could face severe thunderstorms on Christmas Eve with residents told to prepare for the potential for hail, flash flooding and heavy rains. Major storm concerns are held for “the vast majority of NSW” and Queensland, stretching all the way from Mackay to the state’s south east.Continue Reading
Australians are being warned to brace for a weekend of weather extremes, as widespread heatwaves enveloping much of the country while northern Queensland braces for ‘life-threatening’ flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology expects temperatures to reach brutal highs of mid-40 degrees over the weekend in interior and mining regions ofContinue Reading