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Late winter rain not enough for Adelaide

09:56 AEST Adelaide is having a wet final month of winter after a near-record dry start to the season.
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Low thundering across South Australia

13:54 AEST A powerful low pressure system is slowly tracking east across the Bight, helping produce rain and storms across SA.
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Frosty Morning for Eastern Australia

11:03 AEST Widespread frost and record breaking cold has impacted much of the east.
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Last significant rain for weeks in the nation's southwest

14:25 AEST The rain has tumbled down across southwestern parts of Australia during the past seven weeks, but that trend will finish today.
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Wild Surf Batters the East Coast

10:18 AEST Damaging surf with waves up to 7 metres in some places are lashing the New South Wales Coast today.
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Roofs removed as strongest wind in years lashes eastern NSW

13:30 AEST A wintry blast is bringing the strongest wind gusts in years and low level snow to parts of eastern and southeast Australia today.
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Potential for windiest day in years in NSW

08:12 AEST Today will be the windiest day of the year for much of the coast and ranges of New South Wales with potential to be the windiest day in more than two years in parts, including Sydney.
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Ski resorts recovering nicely after early-week snow loss

13:58 AEST Australia's ski resorts will be looking good this weekend despite heavy rain eroding the natural snow base earlier in the week.
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Wintry week in Victoria

11:30 AEST Severe weather continues to batter Victoria today as bulging rivers overflow in the state's recently sodden northeast.
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Damaging winds and flooding threaten South Australia

21:12 AEST It's going to be a windy 24 hours in South Australia as the second cold front of the week crosses the state's south.
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Winter warmth strikes eastern states

18:07 AEST Parts of Queensland and New South Wales experienced their highest August temperature in eight years today.
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Sydney's night may trump Melbourne's day

17:06 AEST Sydney could be warmer tonight than Melbourne was today.
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Severe weather in southern Australia

15:12 AEST Flooding rain, thunderstorms and damaging winds will affect parts of southern Australia during the next 24 hours, with more rain to follow later this week.
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WA withstands another strong front

14:53 AEST Southwestern districts of WA have once again been lashed by severe weather during the last 24 hours.
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Bushfire season looms as smoke shrouds Sydney

13:21 AEST Smoke covering parts of Sydney this morning was a timely reminder that the bushfire season is just around the corner for NSW.
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Snow depth to rebound on Australian Alps

14:52 AEST Warming over the next few days will unfortunately lead to further snow melt, enhanced by increasing wind and rain during Tuesday.
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Cold front roars through southwest WA

11:39 AEST On Friday and Saturday, southwestern parts of Western Australia were buffeted by damaging winds and rain with more on the way in the coming days.
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Howling winds thrash the south

11:49 AEST The southeast of the country has had a rough night, with multiple locations seeing wind gusts greater than 140km/h.
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SA to give August heat record a nudge

11:03 AEST In more than 100 years of records, 36.5 degrees is the hottest it has been in South Australia in August, and this week will come close.
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Proper warmth coming to NSW but first a few chilly nights

13:14 AEST Despite the talk of unseasonable warmth, nights and mornings will be a bit on the chilly side this weekend with some frost likely west of the ranges.
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Sydney turns on a stunner for the City2Surf

11:45 AEST With the 47th Annual Sydney City2Surf only a few days away, here is what you need to know about race day.
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Wild weather in WA

13:56 AEST Perth has copped a soaking during the last 24 hours while some parts of Western Australia received their heaviest August rain on record.
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Late winter heat looms for eastern states

11:40 AEST Unseasonably hot weather will affect Qld and NSW next week.
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Rare Australian avalanches

15:41 AEST Avalanches have been occurring in Australia during the last 12 hours.
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Australian snowstorm wrap-up

13:47 AEST Australia's five-day snowstorm dubbed Blizzard of Oz on social media has come to an end and it's left behind some of the best snow accumulation the ski resorts have seen in years.
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More wintry weather in Western Australia

16:39 AEST Perth will continue its recent run of wet weather tomorrow as a cold front sweeps over Western Australia's South West Land Division.
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Best snow of the season

10:42 AEST Four days of snow have transformed Australia's alps and there is more fresh powder on the way today.
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First rain in weeks for parts of central QLD

12:23 AEST Showers and thunderstorms are gracing the central and eastern parts of Queensland today, bringing the first rainfall in weeks to some interior locations.
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Proper winter kicks in after false start

12:06 AEST Winter got off to a false start across much of South Australia but it has since gained some truth with some proper wet and windy bursts.
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Sunday drenching for central-eastern Queensland

13:51 AEST As most of lower-latitude Australia is deep in the dry season, a summer-like trough will bring unseasonable rain to central eastern QLD on Sunday.
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Becoming blizzard-like as snowfalls intensify on Australian Alps

12:59 AEST After 20-30 centimetres of recent fresh snow, two more major fronts between Saturday and Monday will ensure the biggest snowfalls of the season so far, bringing an additional 40-70cm to all major resorts, even including Selwyn.
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Windy weekend for southern states

12:17 AEST It's going to be another windy weekend in southern Australia as a series of cold fronts and low pressure systems sweep across multiple states.
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Melbourne's coldest day in 19 years

09:03 AEST Melbourne will be given a chance to thaw out today following the city's coldest day in 19 years on Thursday.
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Snow my, it's about to dump down

15:58 AEST Australia's ski season is about to take a big leap in the right direction, with the best snowfall of the season occurring during the next five days.
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Rainy peak hour looms for Sydney

09:52 AEST Sydneysiders may want to leave work a bit early today to avoid being caught in the rain during this evening's commute.
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Wet weekend for northeast Queensland

13:02 AEST Some areas of QLD could see well over a month's worth of rainfall over this weekend as a low pressure trough impacts the region.
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Another frosty night in Tasmania

21:29 AEST Tasmania is about to shiver through another icy night as August follows suit from a frosty July.
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Australia breaks national July heat record

17:20 AEST Australia just had its warmest July on record in terms of maximum temperatures and the driest July in a decade.
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Late winter rain not enough for Adelaide

09:56 AEST Adelaide is having a wet final month of winter after a near-record dry start to the season.