Weather News

Troughs trigger healthy rains over central and eastern Queensland

12:29 AEST A trough sitting just off the Queensland coast, and another inland, both of which are being fuelled by onshore winds, has produced some very high rain totals over the past couple of days.
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Welcome rain in southern Queensland

15:25 AEST Parts of southern Queensland received their best rain in six decades during the last 24 hours.
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Record dry start to 2019 in Adelaide

10:43 AEST Adelaide is on track to have its driest start to a year on record by the end of April.
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Behind the ongoing El Nino threat

16:33 AEST There have been signs that El Nino could soon develop for the last several weeks.
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Welcome rain in outback QLD, NSW

13:59 AEST The best rain in a few years has fallen in parts of northwest NSW and southwest Queensland during the last couple of days.
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Record Breaking Rainfall for Far Western NSW

15:38 AEST Easter Sunday brought record-breaking rainfall to the Upper Western and Riverina regions of far western NSW as a trough and front duo move across the state.
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Changeable Easter Weather for Melbourne

04:42 AEST From 30 degree days to sub 10 degree mornings, it’s been a mixed bag of weather for Melbourne this Easter.
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Wild Weather this Easter for New Zealand

14:42 AEST A cold front and low-pressure duo are currently battering central New Zealand, with heavy rain and lightning strikes set to continue through this evening.
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Easter Monday rain for drought-weary NW NSW and SW QLD

08:36 AEST Some much needed rainfall is on the way for far northwestern parts of New South Wales and southwest Queensland.
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Temperatures soar in Adelaide for second day ahead of imminent cold front

14:47 AEST As large parts of South Australia swelter through yet another day of above 30-degree heat, it is hard to believe that temperatures are expected to plummet into Easter Sunday by as much as 15 degrees.
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Brisbane's wet long weekend

12:33 AEST Over the next week, Brisbane is expected to receive periods of rain each day with unstable onshore winds.
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Wintery front blasts Western Australia

14:56 AEST In what is shaping up to be the coldest April day in more than four decades for some parts of Western Australia, the Easter weekend will likely remain cold for much of the southwest of the state.
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Late-season heat and Total Fire Ban (TFB) for SA

11:47 AEST A front and trough are directing an unseasonably warm arimass across the southeast of Australia, particular for South Australia.
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Climate change impacting chocolate production

17:05 AEST There's a good chance that you, or someone you know, will be enjoying a bit of chocolate over the Easter long weekend.
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Familiar weather in NSW this long weekend

14:07 AEST Much of NSW will experience a familiar mix of predominantly dry and unseasonably warm weather this Easter long weekend.
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Powerful cold front inbound for WA

13:42 AEST A strong cold front approaching WA will bring a burst of severe, wintry weather to the state's south later this week, with a chance of snow on the Stirling Range.
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Warm spell in Melbourne and Hobart

08:50 AEST Melbourne will enjoy two bouts of unseasonably warm weather this week.
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Warming up in Adelaide

17:04 AEST Late-season warmth will cause very high fire danger ratings in parts of SA on Tuesday.
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Regatta in the Red Centre

13:36 AEST Lake Eyre's first yacht club race in three years will take place this week, thanks to floodwaters that travelled hundreds of kilometres across the Australian outback.
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Wet weekend for parts of WA

12:12 AEST Showers and storms sparked to life over parts of WA on Saturday evening, as a cold front and trough moved through the region.
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Adelaide's missing autumn

11:57 AEST With daytime temperatures averaging 28 degrees, it will be reminiscent of summer across Adelaide this week.
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Foggy weekend for eastern NSW

16:51 AEST Parts of New South Wales had a foggy start to the weekend, with visibility dropping below 500m over parts of the Illawarra, Hunter and even Sydney early on Saturday morning.
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Welcome to the holidays

10:06 AEST The school holidays are upon us in the southeast and parents may be glad to know that it's going to be a conducive week for being outside.
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Record April heat in Kalgoorlie

16:52 AEST Kalgoorlie is having its hottest April day on record as an unseasonably warm air mass drifts over Western Australia's Goldfields district.
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Hot and cold morning

16:41 AEST Minimum temperatures varied by nearly 30 degrees between parts of WA and SA on Thursday morning.
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Early season chill hits southeastern states

11:44 AEST Parts of southeastern Australia experienced their coldest morning this early in the year for more than a decade on Wednesday.
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Murray Darling Basin suffering prolonged drought

16:00 AEST The Murray Darling Basin just had one of its driest two-year periods on record.
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Colourful clouds above Norway

09:46 AEST Strange and colourful clouds appeared in the sky above Norway last week as scientists take one step closer to understanding the mysteries of Earth's upper-atmosphere.
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Cold front looms for southeastern Australia

14:59 AEST A cold front crossing the Great Australian Bight will pass over southeastern Australia on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
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Late season heat in NSW

10:43 AEST A burst of late season heat is affecting NSW today, but colder weather is on the way.
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Warm and sunny, but no real rain in sight for Perth

14:11 AEST With lots of sunshine, it will be a lovely week in Perth, with temperatures reaching the high 20's-to-low 30's most days this week.
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The monsoon brings the rain

10:55 AEST The monsoon trough has brought heavy rain over Australia’s tropical north late in the wet season.
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Tropical Cyclone Wallace emerges above WA

11:59 AEDT A tropical low has officially intensified to a tropical cyclone this morning and has been named Wallace.
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Perth Chills Before it Scorches

11:20 AEDT Despite dipping to a chilly 7 degrees overnight, the mercury is on the rise in Perth.
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Troughs trigger healthy rains over central and eastern Queensland

12:29 AEST A trough sitting just off the Queensland coast, and another inland, both of which are being fuelled by onshore winds, has produced some very high rain totals over the past couple of days.