Sydney’s record-setting rainfall is forecast to drag on for another week at least, with Australians across central and eastern parts of the country also in for a wet weekend. The Harbour City recorded more rain in the first six days of May than the monthly average of 117mm — andContinue Reading
Aussies have been urged to brace for an “intense” set of storms that could lash towns with as much as 300mm of rain in just a few days. Western and southeast Queensland and far north NSW are forecast to be battered by heavy and intense rainfall for the next threeContinue Reading
After three years of a climate driver called La Niña bringing cool temperatures and record-breaking rain, an El Niño, associated with hot and dry weather, is underway. Big Red Group chief executive David Anderson says this will influence the way tourists want to experience Australia this summer. “If you look atContinue Reading
After three years of a climate driver called La Niña bringing cool temperatures and record-breaking rain, an El Niño, associated with hot and dry weather, is underway. Big Red Group chief executive David Anderson says this will influence the way tourists want to experience Australia this summer. “If you look atContinue Reading
Australians are being urged to prepare for seven months of severe weather after the Bureau of Meteorology released a grim long-term forecast. While severe weather can occur at any time of the year, the national weather agency has warned extreme conditions are most likely to occur between October and April.Continue Reading
Some of the same communities that battled raging fires just 48 hours ago have been told they may be cut off by major floods, as heavy rain continues to fall. Eastern Victoria received its initial flood watch warning on Tuesday, just hours after hot and windy conditions fuelled bushfires inContinue Reading
The heatwave continues across parts of Australia, with several capital cities forecast to reach above 30C this week. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane are likely to record higher temperatures as September comes to an end. Bureau senior meteorologist Sarah Scully said 30-plus degree heatContinue Reading
A weekend of record-low temperatures and “giant-sized hail” in parts of the country will surprisingly usher in a “warm start to winter” this week. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Sarah Scully said while a “number of May minimum records” were broken around the country, temperatures for most of the country wouldContinue Reading
That’s the miserable weather forecast for Easter 2023 across much of Australia’s south and east. While many of us will be looking forward to a long weekend, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned “temperatures are likely to be well below average”. Indeed snow could fall in Alpine areas, damaging windsContinue Reading
Temperatures are climbing in Sydney ahead of a scorching week with heatwave conditions lingering on the NSW coast. Hot air will move across the country causing an autumnal heat spike, pushing Sydney’s CBD over 31C for the first time this year with a forecast 36C on Monday. “Summer heat notContinue Reading