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Frosty start to winter solstice

09:57 AEST It was another cold and frosty morning across the southern half a Australia on Thursday as the sun rose on the shortest day of the year.
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Clear signs of drought in western NSW

21:05 AEST The prospect of El Nino forming during the second half of 2018 is troubling for parched western NSW, where some places are experiencing their driest year to date in more than five decades.
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Australia's shortest day of the year

12:27 AEST The southern hemisphere's winter solstice occurs in Australia on Thursday, marking the shortest day of the year across the country.
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Australia on El Nino Watch

16:20 AEST The chance of an El Nino forming during the second half of 2018 is increasing as the equatorial Pacific Ocean continues to warm.
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Frost blankets central and eastern Australia

09:01 AEST Parts of Queensland experienced their lowest temperature in more than a decade on Tuesday morning as frost blanketed central and eastern Australia.
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Frosty start to Tuesday

17:18 AEST Cold air, clear skies and light winds will cause widespread frost across multiple states and territories on Tuesday morning.
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Did this cold snap break records?

12:27 AEST A pulse of wintry weather has sent shivers across southeastern Australia during the last few days.
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Unlikely snow events in Australia

13:40 AEST It seems that every year, and especially around the first decent snowfall of the season, we always get asked where abouts it will snow.
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Sunny skies but biting cold for Sydney

13:39 AEST Skies have been sunny across Sydney over the weekend, but a biting wind from a cold airmass over southeastern parts of the country is making it feel significantly colder than the mercury would suggest.
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Southern Queensland feeling the tip of the iceberg

15:27 AEST A cold airmass with clear overnight skies brought the coldest morning so far this year to parts of southern Queensland.
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Another bout of wet weather for parts of the Pilbara

13:05 AEST Western parts of the Pilbara are in for another wet spell over the coming days.
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Severe weather heading for WA

15:43 AEST After a dry and mostly sunny weekend in Perth, a burst of heavy rain and thunderstorms will affect the city from as early as Sunday night as a cold front sweeps over Western Australia.
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Snow season 2018 takes off

11:04 AEST Australia's ski resorts are enjoying one of the best early-season snowfalls in years as a series of cold fronts sweep over the alps.
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Severe weather threat in SA

14:50 AEST Southern parts of South Australia are under a severe weather warning this afternoon as a cold front starts to move over the state.
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Antarctic air mass heading for Australia

13:00 AEST The coldest weather in a couple of years will cause widespread and low level snow in southeastern Australia this weekend.
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Season's rain soaks western Qld in one day

15:51 AEST Parts of western Queensland have received more than two months' worth of rain in the last 24 hours.
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Wintry weekend ahead for NSW

12:11 AEST Parts of NSW could have their coldest day in two years this weekend, allowing snow to reach low levels along the state's southern and central ranges.
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Rain on the horizon for western Queensland

16:14 AEST Parts of central western Queensland could receive their heaviest rain in three months this week.
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Snowy week ahead

12:16 AEST The first decent snowfall of the 2018 ski season is on the cards at the end of this week, and it won't just be the alps turning white.
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Showers drench parts of the NSW coast

14:56 AEST Brisk southerly winds are driving showers onto coastal NSW with some places having their highest daily June total in five years.
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Frosty calm in Tasmania ahead of cold fronts

13:57 AEST Tasmania enjoyed a crisp, frosty but clear Sunday morning ahead of a cold, rainy week.
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Another cold front brushing southwest WA

15:40 AEST Following a week of wild frontal weather, and cleanup operations still active across the southwestern parts of the state, another cold front is delivering modest showers to southwestern WA this weekend.
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Chilly mornings to come for southeast QLD

14:02 AEST High pressure will bring some cold mornings for southeast districts of Queensland next week.
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Grassy start to 2018 snow season

14:38 AEST Most of Australia's ski resorts won't be opening their slopes this long weekend, despite some fresh falls in the mountains today.
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Northwest cloudband delivers welcome rain

10:48 AEST Parts of South Australia have enjoyed their best rain so far this year as the season's first northwest cloudband delivers welcome falls in the parched state.
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More rain on the way for southern WA

16:18 AEST Perth will receive another bout of welcome rain this weekend as a cold front crosses Western Australia's South West Land Division.
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Three months' rain in two days inundates Pilbara

13:17 AEST Heavy rain is drenching Western Australia's Pilbara district this week, with some areas receiving more than three times their entire monthly average in just two days.
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Welcome rain to soak southern states

14:27 AEST Parts of southern Australia could see their best rain so far this year during the second half of this week.
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Cool and damp start to winter in eastern NSW

11:33 AEST Rain has returned to parched areas of eastern NSW this week, with some places receiving their best falls so far this year during the last 24 hours.
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Record June rain soaks western Gascoyne

16:51 AEST Parts of Western Australia's Gascoyne District just had their wettest June day on record, while damaging winds lashed the state's southwest.
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Southeast Australian rainfall deficiencies worsening

16:40 AEST Rainfall deficiencies have increased across parts of southeastern Australia following the country's third driest May on record.
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Flooding rain looms for northern WA

11:23 AEST More than a month's worth of rain could fall over Western Australia's North West Land Division during the coming days.
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Red Centre not so red hot

14:31 AEST Winter has well and truly arrived for Alice Springs after a run of freezing mornings in the Red Centre.
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Bucketing down over New Zealand

11:21 AEST Across the ditch, heavy rain has settled in over the New Zealand's North Island where it looks to remain until Wednesday.
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Sydney's coast battered by big seas and blustery winds

17:38 AEST A low in the Tasman Sea is bringing gusty winds, big waves, and showers to eastern parts of Sydney.
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Wet and windy for WA

11:15 AEST A significant frontal system will impact large parts of Western Australia early next week.
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Frosty start to winter

13:09 AEST The first morning of winter was suitably chilly across a large swathe of central and eastern Australia.
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Powerful surf strikes NSW coastline

09:33 AEST Large waves will pummel the NSW coast during the next two days as an intense low pressure system spins over the Tasman Sea.
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Frosty start to winter solstice

09:57 AEST It was another cold and frosty morning across the southern half a Australia on Thursday as the sun rose on the shortest day of the year.