Australians from Perth to parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland will get wet this week as a rainfront sweeps across much of the country from Tuesday. Meteorologist Mirian Bradbury from the Bureau of Meteorology said the rainfront would hit the WA shoreline on Tuesday and then progressively move acrossContinue Reading
Forecasters are warning residents of Australia’s east coast to buckle up as a “mass deluge” looks set to begin on Thursday and continue for three straight days leading to a washout Friday. It could lead to a “black nor’easter,” a weather event only seen a few times a year thatContinue Reading
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-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
Schools, airports and businesses have been shuttered in Townsville as the city is ordered into lockdown ahead of wild storms caused by Cyclone Kirrily. Kirrily was upgraded to a category 3 cyclone on Thursday afternoon as it accelerates towards the north Queensland coast, expected to make landfall late on ThursdayContinue Reading
Vast areas of the country have been warned to brace for drenching rain over the next few weeks as a series of significant weather events take hold. Firstly, a strengthening polar vortex over Antarctica is colliding with higher pressure over Australia’s south, increasing rain across the eastern seaboard. Secondly, warmerContinue Reading
Residents in Queensland, NSW, and Victoria continue to be threatened by “unstable” storms that have ravaged the east coast since Christmas. Storm warnings remain in place for certain areas in the three states as intense rainfall continues to cause riverine and flash flooding. Over half a metre of rain hasContinue Reading
“Very hazardous storms” are set to plague Christmas festivities in the east of the country bringing nasty winds, large hail stones and pounding rain. Between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day every mainland eastern capital, Adelaide excepted, could see it bucket down. “Unfortunately we are in for a wet Christmas DayContinue Reading
At least three capital cities could “challenge their September heat records,” next week, a forecaster has said. “It’s going to get very hot into the start of next week, in particular in the southeast,” said Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe. But before that, Perth is looking at some wildContinue Reading
Millions have been warned to expect a wet and wild weekend as a two cold fronts sweep across southern Australia, bringing “damaging winds” and persistent rain. A powerful cold front is expected to whip through South Australia late on Friday before passing over southeastern Australia, only days after similar systemContinue Reading