Parts of Australia will be bracing for a very hot long weekend, with extreme fire dangers for many in the southeast. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said a heatwave warning had been issued for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia as each state entered their respective public holiday long weekend.Continue Reading
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is expected to redevelop and impact the northwest coast of Western Australia on Friday and Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the cyclone will move off the west Kimberly coast on Wednesday and move south-west towards the west Pilbara coast. Gales with damaging wind gusts ofContinue Reading
Ex-cyclone Kirrily is feeding severe thunderstorms in Queensland’s south east, sparking fears of a superstorm. The state is in the grips of weather chaos, with heatwave conditions combining with thunderstorms in some parts, that are expected to last into mid-next week. BoM senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said Kirrily was nowContinue Reading
A widespread heatwave across four states and territories has prompted warnings from health officials, as millions celebrate the beginning of the Australia Day long weekend. Residents in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, and the Northern Territory have been warned to expect low-level and severe heatwaves conditions on Friday. NSW Health urgedContinue Reading
Millions of people in five states and territories are being warned to brace for heatwave conditions, with the mercury set to top 45C over the Australia Day holiday. Residents in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory are forecast to swelter through heatwave conditions on Friday. BureauContinue Reading
Storms, heat and cyclonic conditions are set to dominate Australia Day as some capital cities face scorching heat conditions, while others brace for heavy rain. Parts of northern and central Queensland are facing threats from a tropical cyclone system bearing expected to make landfall through the week, while much ofContinue Reading
Queensland is bracing for wind gusts of up to 120km/h and “intense” rainfall as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily builds off the coast – all while battling scorching temperatures climbing into the 40s in some regions. The Sunshine State is bracing for a hellish week of weather amid forecasts Tropical Cyclone KirrilyContinue Reading
A teenage lifesaver has been praised for her heroic effort to rescue three boys from a cave in Sydney’s northern beaches after a cliff jump left one of them injured. Beaches across Greater Sydney were packed on Sunday as locals tried to escape the heat. with temperatures soaring to 37CContinue Reading
Multiple states are sweating through heatwave conditions with the mercury predicted to soar close to 50C in parts of Western Australia. Warnings have been issued to residents in NSW, South Australia and WA on Sunday to prepare ahead of uncomfortably high temperatures. The Pilbara, in northern WA, a high ofContinue Reading
Australians will have to contend with a week of wild weather, with each capital city to endure different intense conditions. Included in the “volatile mix” of weather to hit the nation this week is heavy rain, thunderstorms, flooding, heatwaves, bushfires and possibly a tropical cyclone. Those in eastern and northernContinue Reading