Tuesday March 19, 2024
14:15 AEDT
A southerly buster will sweep up the NSW coast on Wednesday, dropping temperatures while whipping up blustery winds and large surf.
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Monday March 18, 2024
12:11 AEDT
Destructive winds have started to lash the NT coastline as Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan edges closer to making landfall.
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Sunday March 17, 2024
13:03 AEDT
After dumping half a year's worth of rainfall over Groote Eylandt in the past 48 hours, Tropical Cyclone Megan is building strength in the Gulf of Carpentaria and will make landfall over the NT coast on Monday night.
Tropical Cyclone Megan formed on Saturday afternoon in the Gulf of Carpentaria, making it the fifth tropical cyclone to impact the Australian region this season.
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Saturday March 16, 2024
14:11 AEDT
For those along the east coast, you may be wondering whether the weather will make up its mind.
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Friday March 15, 2024
11:56 AEDT
Brisbane just dropped below 20°C for the first time this year, ending a record-breaking run of warm minimum temperatures that obliterated the previous record by more than two weeks.
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Thursday March 14, 2024
06:00 AEDT
Just when it looked like it would be 47 days since a single drop was recorded in Adelaide's official weather station at West Terrace/ngayirdapira, a band of light rain moved through, stopping the rainless streak at 46 days.
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Wednesday March 13, 2024
13:14 AEDT
A tropical low to the northwest of WA is moving towards the Pilbara and could develop into a tropical cyclone over the weekend.
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Tuesday March 12, 2024
11:34 AEDT
There are increasing signs that a tropical cyclone will develop offshore the WA coastline this week, possibly impacting the region over the weekend.
A tropical low designated 08U is 270 km southwest of Christmas Island and is expected to pass south of the Island this morning as it moves east towards the WA mainland.
Although the low is expected to pass well to the south of the Island, gale force winds are likely on Tuesday morning and afternoon, before easing tonight.
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Monday March 11, 2024
11:41 AEDT
It's a public holiday in three states and one territory this Monday, but the heatwave forgot to take the day off.
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Sunday March 10, 2024
14:04 AEDT
Over 4 months of rainfall has fallen in a single day in southeastern parts of WA, with the chance of over a years' worth of rainfall falling by the end of the week.
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Saturday March 9, 2024
14:27 AEDT
Early today, Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 28°C, marking the highest March minimum temperature in the past five years.
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Friday March 8, 2024
10:58 AEDT
The tropics flaring to life as the monsoon approaches once again is helping to add some heat to this weekend's heatwave over SA and Vic.
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Thursday March 7, 2024
12:25 AEDT
An active pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation will increase the risk of tropical cyclones and thunderstorms in the Australian region over the coming week.
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Wednesday March 6, 2024
13:25 AEDT
A pool of unusually cold water has appeared at the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, hinting that the foundations of a La Niña event may be lurking beneath the surface.
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Tuesday March 5, 2024
14:25 AEDT
Heavy rain and thunderstorms soaked parts of southeast Qld on Monday into Tuesday morning, with the unstable weather even causing a waterspout in Moreton Bay.
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Monday March 4, 2024
14:54 AEDT
Rain and thunderstorms will replace extreme heat over large areas of WA this week, with some places in the state’s north likely to see enough rain to officially mark the start of the wet season.
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Sunday March 3, 2024
13:02 AEDT
Large groundswell will move into the New South Wales and southeast Queensland coasts on Monday and Tuesday.
A deep low pressure system in the Southern Ocean to the south of Tasmania is moving into the Tasman Sea swell window.
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Saturday March 2, 2024
13:04 AEDT
A tongue of very warm waters off the New South Wales coast is pushing towards the mainland, leading to the warmest sea surface temperatures in over 2 years.
Sea surface temperatures will generally lag behind the atmospheric temperatures by about a month or two due to the extra amount of energy required to heat water, compared to air.
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Friday March 1, 2024
14:01 AEDT
Large areas of Australia saw an above average number of thunder days this summer, with Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane all seeing 5 to 6 extra storm days during the season.
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Thursday February 29, 2024
17:44 AEDT
Sydney has ended its third warmest summer on record with a warm and muggy day featuring afternoon thunderstorms – providing a fitting end to what was an unusually sweaty season for the NSW capital city.
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Wednesday February 28, 2024
18:28 AEDT
Sydney is set for a scorcher on the last day of summer, with parts of the city's west likely to reach 39°C or 40°C, while the city should reach 35°C before a late cool change arrives.
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09:59 AEDT
The day of extremely dangerous fire weather which has been on the cards all week has arrived in Victoria, with total fire bans declared in six of the state's nine forecast districts.
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