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Inland desert turns to an inland sea; How outback Australia has been flooded for the third time this year

It’s rinse and repeat for inland Australia, with the third flood event of 2024 inundating western Queensland and the Northern Territory. (Title Image: Birrindudu homestead surrounded by floodwater. (via ABC Listen, image taken by Grace Perry)

Flooding rains hit outback WA; monsoon cranking in the tropics as tropical cyclone threat looms

Parts of the nation's west and the tropics are continuing to experience significant rain and...

Severe thunderstorms lash South-East Queensland, with heavy rainfall and even a waterspout

Parts of South-East Queensland have been lashed by severe thunderstorms over the last 24 hours,...

Autumn Outlook and Summer Recap: Australia's Climate and Bushfire Preparedness

As Australia transitions from summer to autumn, it's essential to reflect on the recent climatic...

Catastrophic fire conditions  to develop on Wednesday as temperatures soar into the 40s

Another bout of extreme to locally catastrophic will develop across parts of South Australia and...

Heavy rainfall hits Northern Territory and Western Australia amid cyclone season - and how we're helping

Regions across the Northern Territory and Western Australia are currently facing significant...

Severe thunderstorms lashing southeast Australia; NSW on Wednesday

Rare Ex-Tropical Cyclone to cross Sydney overnight Monday into Tuesday; Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily incoming

After tormenting eastern Australia for the better part of two weeks, we are finally about to see...

Relentless humidity finally easing across Queensland and northeast New South Wales

The relentless humidity levels that have been plaguing parts of Queensland and northeast New South...

Heavy rain and flooding lashes southern and central Queensland; more on the way today

Over the past 24 hours, central and southern parts of Queensland have experienced widespread,...

Understanding Cyclone Kirrily: What You Need to Know

As the tropical low in the Coral Sea intensifies, it's crucial for residents in eastern Queensland...

Tropical Cyclone continues to brew in the Coral Sea

Tropical Low dumping torrential rain over the NT

Northern Australian monsoon set to strike this week, with heavy rainfall for Queensland and the Northern Territory

It’s been a long build-up to the monsoon for residents across northern Australia, with their faith...

Monster clean-up begins after damaging storms across the Christmas period

It has been a severe weather period to forget for many across the eastern seaboard, as numerous...

Severe storms to hammer eastern Australia on Christmas and Boxing Day

What is a Microburst and why are they so dangerous?

During the last two weeks, there have been dangerous thunderstorm events in both NSW and Queensland...

Even more widespread rain and storms for NSW and QLD

Showers, storms and cooler weather is on the way for many parts of New South Wales and Queensland...

Fine weather to start the summer of cricket in Perth

After a delayed start to the Australian cricket season due to the World Cup in India, the first...

High-end severe thunderstorms are expected to impact central Victoria on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A volatile thunderstorm day will unfold across Victoria on Wednesday, with highly populated areas...

Jasper the ghost no more: Re-intensification underway and eyeing off the North Queensland coastline

Tropical Cyclone Jasper barrelled across the western Coral Sea late last week, through the weekend...

Catastrophic fire danger and scorching temperatures one day to heavy rain and flooding the next for South Australia

The oppressive heat hammering parts of South Australia will go out with a bang on Friday ahead of...

Tropical Cyclone Jasper eyes off the Queensland coastline

A silent whisper of the name Jasper has been the talking point in Queensland over the past few...

The heat is on across Australia

In 2019, Nullarbor in South Australia, reached the scorching temperature of 49.9C - the highest...

Ahead of the Storm: How Our Early Hail Alerts Made All the Difference

Just days after severe storms smashed much of NSW, a brief but powerful system swept across Sydney...

Australia's Summer Outlook

While it may be hard to believe after this week's severe storms and flooding that have ravaged much...

The Biggest Storm System of the Season is Coming

After knocking out power and damaging homes across Adelaide last night, a complex low pressure...

Queensland in for a week of soaking

Southeast Queensland, Australia, is bracing for severe weather conditions this week. The forecast...

Much needed rain soaking eastern Australia

Rain and thunderstorms have drenched parts of Australia since Monday, with some areas seeing their...

Record breaking November heat to grip southwest Western Australia

Southwestern parts of WA are experiencing a wave of heat that is expected to grip the region until...

Eastern Australia Preparing for Damaging Hail

A weekend of storms looms for parts of Australia, with significant large hail activity forecast for...

Severe storms to return to the east coast

A thunderstorm outbreak will commence on Wednesday afternoon for eastern Queensland and NSW -...

Amplifying National Recycling Week with Smart Forecasting

Today kicks off National Recycling Week, an initiative created by Planet Ark in 1996. While we...

Severe thunderstorms to strike Victoria and Tasmania over the coming days

Thunderstorms will return to the southern states this week bringing the threat of large hail,...

World Tsunami Awareness Day

November 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. Beginning in 2015, the day is designed to educate the...

Increasing rainfall looms for parched areas of Queensland and NSW over the next 10 days

This is not a drill; Rainfall will increase across parts of Queensland and NSW over the next week....

The Australian Tropical Cyclone season officially begins today

Australia’s Tropical Cyclone season has officially begun, running all the way through until April...

Dry Lightning Strikes: Aggravating Southern Qld Bushfires

An extreme fire danger is forecast for the Darling Downs region of Queensland on Tuesday and parts...

The rains have returned to thunderous applause

It was the most hotly-discussed weather content on the internet for the better part of a week, and...

Welcome rainfall on the way for northern NSW and southern Queensland

After 20 consecutive days without rain, the longest period since a 21-day stretch over May into...

Wintry blast to sweep across southeastern Australia

A wintry blast is set to sweep across southeast SA, Victoria and Tasmania on Tuesday and Wednesday...

Low to bring cold weather to southeastern Australia; bushfire weather to NSW

A complex low pressure system will bring a burst of strong winds, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms...

How to prepare for bushfire season

This year's fire season has well and truly begun, and as we approach another Australian summer, the

Emergency bushfires, snow, and severe winds continue to impact NSW today

A stunning contrast in temperatures exists over NSW this afternoon, with an extremely hot airmass...

2023–24 severe weather outlook

As summer unfolded in the Northern Hemisphere, Australians observed with growing concern the series...

Victoria – from fires one day to flooding the next

Victoria and Melbourne specifically are often known for having four seasons in a day, but how...

Widespread severe weather outbreak to hammer several states

While we saw extreme heat across the country over the weekend, this week will see the return of...

Sydney to swelter for the NRL Grand Final – with an increasing fire weather threat

NRL Grand Final attendees won’t just be treated to a cracking game of football as two of the...

Thunderstorms return to South Eastern Queensland

The afternoon of Thursday 28 September will see thunderstorm activity return to South East...

Severe Weather Update - Storms for Eastern NSW and VIC

Residents of northeast Victoria, southern and central NSW, including the ACT, should be prepared...

Extreme fire danger to impact Greater Sydney and Hunter regions

Much of NSW is seeing extreme temperatures across the state this week, with a catastrophic fire...

Western Australia braces for wild weather

A powerful cold front and pre-frontal trough will sweep across Western Australia on Wednesday,...

How to prepare for the upcoming Australian storm season

With the 2023/2024 storm season upon us, it’s imperative that households across the country have an...

Premiums Pressured by Seven Billion Dollars in Insured Losses

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has expressed concerns about the escalating costs of...

Drought in Southwest Western Australia the worst on record

The Southwest of Western Australia, including the unique Margaret River region, has been...

Are you prepared for the upcoming hailstorm season?

As Australia enters the months of peak hail activity, it is crucial to recognise the increasing...

We've Just Experienced the Hottest July Ever Recorded

“Short of a mini–Ice Age over the next few days, July 2023 will shatter records across the board.”

The Forces Behind Australia's Climate

It has been a noticeably drier year across most of Australia so far compared to the last few years,...

2023 Shattering Climate Records

Preliminary data suggests that Earth just experienced its hottest days in recorded history, on the...

It’s no dry July for Queensland

There will be no dry July for Queensland as record-breaking rainfall swept across the state this...

Weathering the Storms - Takeaways from the 2022/23 Cyclone Season

Despite Australia’s 2022/2023 tropical cyclone season winding up two months ago, it’s a season we...

From dust to deluge - how Australia’s arid outback is about to be transformed

A major rain event is poised to spread across the central interior of Australia next week ahead...

Snowy start to the week for NSW & Victoria

A vigorous cold front will sweep across south-eastern Australia on Monday with a significant band...

Global Wind Day 2023

The 15 June marks Global Wind Day, an international event that was originally established in 2007...

Warm winter temperatures set to roll into spring as El Niño develops

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued an El Niño alert, with a 70% chance of El Niño later...

Early winter rain to fall across southern Australia

After a drier than average autumn across most of Australia, welcome winter rainfall will fall...

Timeline of an unexpected(?) hailstorm

Friday May 26th 2023 produced an unusual late season hail event across the Hunter region of NSW,...

Insurance Council declares Newcastle hailstorm a Significant Event

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Significant Event for the Hunter and...

TNFD Taskforce Publishes Final Draft Disclosure Framework

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released the fourth and final beta...

Damaging Wind Gusts for SE Australia

A powerful cold front sweeping across southeastern Australia will generate damaging wind gusts for...

Climate Risk and Directors Liability

Company directors are liable for foreseeable risks if they fail to take reasonable steps to...

Heavy rain and gales to lash coastal strip

An upper trough and surface trough across inland Australia will shift east today generating...

New Zealands Budget Blown by Weather Bombs and Climate Risks

New Zealand's efforts to bring the budget back to black appears to have been washed away by storms. 

Reducing climate risk to homes and communities helps minimise insurance

“With households grappling with cost-of-living pressures, reducing the physical risks to homes and...

Australian Government Moves on Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosures

Current regulation, guidance, and impending mandatory climate risk disclosures are placing greater...

Climate Risk and the Big Wet in New Zealand

Australia hasn’t been alone this past season in experiencing catastrophic flooding.

Budget Busting Disasters and Climate Risk

Climate risk and other natural hazards are a recurring nightmare for governments, as they can...

Flash flood risk for NSW South Coast

Some windy and very wet weather looks set to affect the southern half of the New South Wales coast...

Beat the Heat with Heatwave Alerting Services

“Heatwaves that have been deadly in the past will become much more likely and, in some cases,...

Detecting and Alerting a Weather Hazard Before It Occurs Could Mean Life or Death

Knowing about potentially damaging weather events before they strike can make a huge difference in...

Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures Related to Australia

Firstly, what is a Climate Risk Disclosure?

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Effect on Australian Companies

As cited on Gilbert + Tobin, On 21 March 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission...

Prepare Your Business for Imminent Hail Events

Many areas of Australia are now entering the time on the calendar where there’s the highest risk of...

Embargo Services For Australian Insurance Companies

Australian insurance companies looking to enable quick and efficient change management when dealing...

Serious Flooding Threat for SE QLD

South East Queensland is on flood alert with a significant rain event developing.

A strong upper...

Australia’s flood event grabbing international attention and EWN is here for it

 "Flooding across South Australia has disrupted major supply chains and left outback communities...

Climate risk and downstream impacts

As reported on news.com.au, supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have announced new, temporary...

Climate Risk : The Path Ahead for the Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is one of Victoria’s greatest attractions and achievements. Indeed, it’s also...

Climate Risk: Maintaining the Murray River in the 2020s

The Murray River is a true icon of Australia’s natural beauty, its culture, and its tourism appeal....

Auditors in the Era of a Changing Climate

Once upon a time concerns around the changing climate in business circles were viewed largely...

The Actionable Horizon

When it comes to the quantification and mitigation of climate risk, many Australian businesses are...

Navigating the New Reality for the Top End

In the late hours of January 6, 1897, a cyclone developed near Port Darwin, striking the city in...

QBE warns that natural disasters and extreme weather can strike anywhere with little to no warning.

As reported on Insurance Business Australia, QBE Australia Pacific's general manager Arron Mann...

Why climate risk disclosures should be a primary focus for listed companies heading into 2022

As stated in Business Insider Australia, Australia’s corporate regulator says it will consider...

Climate change risk associated with bonds and its consequences

As reported on Financial Review, The Commonwealth has lost an attempt to have a landmark case...

Flood mitigation funding from the insurance industry and what this means in climate risk reporting

As highlighted in Insurance Business Australia, the insurance industry has welcomed the Federal...

QBE Group CEO Andrew Horton warns of climate risks

As reported in The Australian, "The weather has been so bad that Insurance Council of Australia...

Quality of climate risk disclosures only as good as the data

As reported on Voxy, New Zealand is the first country in the world to introduce laws mandating...

Display our daily weather forecast map directly on your systems using the EWN API

We give you access to our systems and display EWN data directly into your systems using the EWN...

Track, analyse and report approaching thunderstorms by using EWN's Lightning Network API

When it is your job to keep operations running efficiently, protect assets, or worry about the...

Climate Risk Extreme Weather Map: 20th October 2021

QLD: Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will be present across some far northern parts...

Severe Thunderstorm Potential for NSW and QLD Today

18 October 2021: Severe thunderstorm potential

Of note, severe thunderstorms are already underway...

Widespread moderate rain soaks Queensland's Southeast Coast and Northeast NSW

A surface and upper trough has caused widespread 25 to 50 mm falls across much of the Southeast...

Rain on the way for central and eastern Australia

Large parts of the country (with the exception of the southwest and southeast) are enjoying mostly...

The Truth About Climate Intelligence For Managing Climate Risk

There is a growing problem in the Financial Services and Insurance Industry which highlights the...

Widespread rain and thunderstorms across eastern and southern Australia

Storm season is set to kick off this week as widespread rain and thunderstorms affect parts of...

Windiest day of the year for Southern Queensland as fire danger increases

Whilst southern Queensland is accustomed to blustery southwesterly winds during the later winter,...

Fire danger increasing for Queensland

Very high fire conditions are expected across the majority of Queensland today, as gusty...

High pressure to dominate, as fire danger increases

Stable conditions are expected for the vast majority of Australia over the coming days, as a large...

Record early spring warmth ahead of widespread rain for southeast Australia

Spring has certainly sprung across southeastern Australia with the second day of September seeing...

NSW braces for severe storms Monday and an East Coast Low Tuesday

Parts of central and eastern NSW are expected to see a few severe thunderstorms fire up on Monday...

August storms strike the Wheatbelt of Western Australia

A trough in the west generated a band of mid-level thunderstorms across the Wheatbelt region of...

How Australian Organisations can Minimise Hail Storm Risk

“The hail threat is likely to increase in Australia, especially in Australia’s south-east...

Showers, strong winds and thunderstorms ahead for southwest WA

After enjoying a brief reprieve from wet weather the last several days, a series of cold fronts are...

Rainfall near average; temperatures well above average for July with with wet August to October expected

July was mild across much of Australia with rainfall close to average, however wetter conditions...

Record winter heat affecting northern NSW, QLD and the NT

Unseasonably warm conditions are being felt across the interior of Australia today, and is set to...

Western Australia braces for another bout of severe weather

Southwestern Western Australia are bracing themselves for another bout of severe weather Monday...

Strong cold front to lash southeast Australia

Another strong cold front is set to bring a fresh burst of showers, alpine snow and strong winds...

Queensland to bask in brief mid winter warmth

Winter is set to briefly depart from Queensland over the next few days, as a low pressure trough...

Wintry blast ahead for southeastern Australia

Winter is set to briefly depart from Queensland over the next few days, as a low pressure trough...

More rain spreading across southern QLD and NSW

After widespread rain early in the month, more rain is spreading across parts of southern...

Frontal barrage for southwest WA

A barrage of cold fronts are bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and thunderstorms to southwestern...

Widespread rain for eastern Australia

Widespread rainfall is beginning to spread across eastern Australia from today, with many parts set...

Vigorous cold front to impact Western Australia

A vigorous cold front is expected to sweep across Western Australia late Sunday into Monday, with a...

Heavy rain to drench NZ's western South Island, severe gales possible in some areas

A front is set to cause heavy rain over the western South Island on Friday, with falls in excess of...

Northwest cloudband bringing widespread rain to western and southern Australia

A thick cloudband is stretching from Australia's northwest to southeast, bringing with it...

Wet, windy weekend for the NSW coast and eastern VIC

A Tasman low will bring a wet, windy and dreary weekend to eastern Victoria and the southern and...

Showers, storms and gusty winds for South Australia

Showers, isolated thunderstorms, and gusty winds are expected to develop for western parts of South...

More severe weather for South Western WA

The South West district and South Coastal district of Western Australia are expected to be impacted...

Unseasonable instability to bring rain and storms for inland Queensland and NSW

Unseasonable instability is set to develop across northern and inland Queensland extending into NSW...

Snow on the way for NSW and Victoria and southern Queensland

Confidence has increase for a significant snow event for parts of NSW, extending into the Blue...

Further wet weather on the way for Perth

Whilst southeastern Australia is set to shiver this week, another round of wet weather is set to...

Damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and snow to develop for Eastern Australia

The first major winter event is set to develop across southeastern Australia this week, with...

Rainfall close to average as Australia sees its coolest autumn in six years

Australia enjoyed much more typical autumnal conditions in 2021 compared to recent years, with...

Rain and thunder to kick off winter for inland NSW and southern QLD

The arrival of winter is set to be greeted with a band of showers, patchy rain periods and isolated...

Aeeris Limited’s (ASX:AER) Customer Revenues Report 24 May 2021

Increase in Final Quarter Customer Revenues

Aeeris Limited (ASX:AER) provides real-time monitoring...

Warming up over WA ahead of rain and storms

After a cold and wet spell across large amounts of WA, temperatures will soar several degrees above...

Cold front bringing damaging winds and widespread rain across southeast Australia

A strong cold front is beginning to move across southeastern Australia, causing strong northerly...

South East Queensland cleans up after days of severe storms

Parts of South East Queensland will begin to clean up the mess left after savage May thunderstorms...

Unseasonable storms for Eastern Queensland and NSW

An unseasonable thunderstorm outbreak is underway across Eastern Queensland and NSW, with numerous...

Business Risk and The Emergence of Climate Analytics

This post was originally published on The Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX)....

ASIC Signals Increasing Expectations for Climate Change Disclosures

This post was originally published on JD Supra. Republished with permission.

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Scientists warn misuse of climate data is threat to business, financial markets

This post was originally published on S&P Global by Esther Whieldon. Republished with permission.

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Showers, storms and hail on the way for northern NSW and southern Queensland

An intense upper cold pool of air/cut off low will continue to drift north across NSW on Tuesday,...

Harnessing the Power of Data Against Cold Fronts and Lows

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

The threat of extreme weather is an existing challenge for many...

Two tropical cyclones threatening Australian mainland

Tropical Cyclone Seroja and Tropical Cyclone Odette are currently lying off the coast of...

Weather News 2021 April

Image 1: GFS/ACCESS G/EC forecast models for 1pm 5/04/2021. Images via WeatherWatch MetCentre and...

Eastern Queensland and Northern NSW on alert for more heavy rain

Just two weeks after moderate to major flooding affected parts of South Eastern Queensland and...

Weather News 2021 March

Image 1: Rainfall outlook from April to June (Source: Bureau of Meteorology)

La Nina is over - so what is ahead for Australia?

La Nina was officially declared over yesterday by the Bureau of Meteorology as sea surface...

Major flooding continues for parts of Southern Queensland

Southern parts of South East Queensland have felt the full brunt of two significant weather systems...

Dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding for the NSW Coast

Torrential rain is likely over parts of the New South Wales coast over the next few days, with...

Cloudy, wet week for parts of eastern Australia

Parts of Australia'a east coast will barely see the sun this week as persistent onshore winds drive...

Spectacular thunderstorms and heavy rain hit NSW

Monday and Tuesday saw spectacular thunderstorms hit parts of New South Wales, particularly central...

Wet and stormy week for NSW and QLD

The second week of March is set to be a wet and stormy week for large portions of NSW and Southern...

Tropical cyclone likely to form off North Queensland.

A tropical low currently off the North Tropical Coast is expected to drift around erratically over...

Weather News 2021 February

Image 1: Lightning photo taken from Springwood, QLD from storms late on Monday 23 February, 2021...

Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms lashing northern NSW and southern QLD

Severe thunderstorms and areas of heavy rainfall have been hitting northern New South Wales and...

Thunderstorms likely for northern NSW and southern QLD

Thunderstorms are likely over northeast NSW and southeast & central QLD today as a trough moves...

Recent moderate to heavy coastal rainfall to be followed by heat in southern central QLD/NE NSW

A vigorous east to southeasterly flow bringing in moisture from the sea combined with some cooler...

Hot week for southern Australia as a low-intensity heatwave grips the region

As the east coast of Australia gets soaked this week, things will be very different in the south as...

More heavy rain ahead of NSW and inland QLD

After heavy rainfall hit the region last weekend, more good rain is likely across parts of New...

High temperatures across SA and VIC before a cooler change and rain

Temperatures are soaring into the mid to high 30s and 40s across southeastern Australia today,...

Significant severe weather event for Southern Australia

A multi-day, significant weather event is about to unfold across Southern Australia as a very...

Wooroloo Bushfire rages on claiming 71 homes

Two hundred firefighters are actively working in difficult terrain as erratic and strong winds...

Weather News 2021 January

Image 1: Track Map for the Tropical Low from the Bureau of Meteorology (at 9am WST Friday 29...

Tropical low bringing torrential rain to the Kimberley; likely to develop into a Tropical Cyclone this weekend

The low, which formed over the southern Daly district in the NT on Tuesday, has been producing...

Bushfires to give way to rain and storms for South Australia

Hot temperatures and bushfire conditions across South Eastern South Australia will give way to...

First heatwave of summer beginning to grip parts of Australia's southeast

It has been a refreshingly cool summer across southeastern Australia so far as persistent rain...

Western Australia on Cyclone Watch, with Lucas expected to form later this week

At 8:57am Western Standard Time, the Bureau of Meteorology issued the first Tropical Cyclone Advice...

Intense rainstorms bring flash flooding to parts of coastal and inland Southeast Queensland

An inland trough was the catalyst for severe thunderstorm activity, which tracked across the...

Tropical Cyclone Kimi looms large off the North Queensland Coast

Tropical North Queensland is on Cyclone watch today, as Tropical Cyclone Kimi hovers off the North...

Widespread rain and storms drench Queensland

The best rain in years drenched parts of central and southern Queensland on Thursday and into...

Thunderstorms to return to Eastern NSW

Thunderstorms will return to Eastern NSW from Thursday onwards, as a multi-day thunderstorm...

Heat and fire weather over southeast Australia before a gusty cooler change

It has been a hot start to the week for southeastern Australia, with many areas seeing temperatures...

Flood Watch continues for parts of the Tropical North

The wet season continues to deliver for parts of the northern and central Queensland coasts with...

Intense thunderstorms produce flash flooding across South Eastern Queensland

Severe thunderstorms erupted across Eastern Queensland on Wednesday afternoon with severe flash...

Severe weather continues for North Queensland

It's been a very active start to 2021 across North Queensland with the development of Tropical...

Severe thunderstorms erupt across South Eastern Australia

Intense rainfall and severe thunderstorms are currently occurring across vast portions of western...

Weather News 2020 December

Image 1: December Heat - Surface temperatures for Western Australia at 5:00pm 30th December 2020

La Niña is in full swing, as rainfall increases across Australia

For the past few months, Australia has been sitting in a La Niña phase however most of the rainfall...

Temperatures soar in South Western WA with thunderstorms expected through northern and southern regions today

Temperatures continue to soar between the Christmas and New Year period for vast portions of...

Thunderstorms lash NSW with more to come

Severe thunderstorms have lashed New South Wales over the last 48 hours, producing large to giant...

Heavy December rainfall impacts multiple states and Territories

An impressive northwest cloud band stemming from a tropical low across Northwestern Australia has...

Intense flash flooding across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW

A moist and unstable airmass across SE QLD has resulted in heavy showers and storms across the Gold...

Category Five Cyclone Yasa set to lash Fiji

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which strengthened into a category five system overnight, is set to...

Tropical Cyclone Yasa forms near the Pacific Islands; Fiji at risk

Tropical Cyclone Yasa was officially named overnight as the tropical low that has been developing...

Major weather pattern turnaround sees coasts of southern QLD and northern NSW receive huge drenching.

In what's become much more like a classic La Nina pattern in summer, the stable synoptic pattern...

Significant rainfall totals for the Mid North Coast of NSW overnight

Rainfall up to 300mm was recorded in a 24 hour period to 9:00am this morning for Nambucca Heads as...

Northern NSW coast, far Southern QLD coast to be drenched by flooding rain with strong winds. Moderate to heavy rainfall elsewhere in Southeast QLD and Northeast NSW.

A dramatic turnaround from the very dry conditions that have prevailed in these regions until now...

La Nina finally turns on the tap over Australia

La Nina is finally making itself felt after a dry and record hot November, as widespread rain...

Another electrifying night for inland and coastal districts

Severe thunderstorms returned once again to parts of southeastern inland and coastal QLD yesterday...

Potential rain on the horizon for Eastern Queensland and NSW

After a dry November, December is showing signs that solid rainfall is on the horizon for Eastern...

Severe storms strike inland Queensland and NSW

Severe thunderstorms fired up across inland NSW and QLD on Wednesday afternoon with damaging to...

Weather News 2020 November

Image 1: Operational Consensus Forecast max air temperature for Saturday 28/11/2020. Image via...

Southern and Eastern Australia is set to sizzle!

Near-record breaking temperatures are expected across a large portion of the country over the next...

Intense November heatwave spreading into NSW and QLD

An intense November heatwave is beginning to spread into western parts of New South Wales and...

Severe heatwave to grip South Australia

An intense band of heat is set to grip southeastern Australia to finish off November, with South...

Heavy rain drenches Victoria and the ACT as widespread rain and storms hit southeast Australia

Rain and thunderstorms swept across southeastern Australia last night, producing widespread rain...

Late season cold snap for southeastern Australia

A late-season cold snap is developing across southern Australia, producing showers, thunderstorms,...