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Snow in New Orleans? That's like a blizzard in Coffs Harbour

15:51 AEDT Many Australians have been wondering how it was possible for snow to fall in subtropical parts of America like Florida, southern Mississippi and New Orleans on Louisiana’s Gulf of Mexico coastline.
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Back-to-back winter storms for the UK

11:23 AEDT Storm Éowyn is approaching the United Kingdom, packing forecast wind gusts upwards of 130 km/h on Friday, while another powerful storm looks to arrive within three days of the first.
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Sydney's hottest day of 2025, then strong southerly

10:39 AEDT It'll be a scorcher this Wednesday right across the Sydney basin, with coastal suburbs heading for the mid-30s and the outer west likely to give the 40-degree mark a serious nudge under blustery northwesterly winds.
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Warmest night in decades for parts of WA

13:24 AEDT After a searing hot day, Western Australians sweltered through a near record warm night last night.   The uncomfortable days and nights are being caused by extremely hot and dry easterly winds flowing over the west coast in response to Severe Tropical Cyclone Sean.  Image: 850hPa temperature and wind at 8pm AWST on Monday, January 20 showing clockwise winds around Severe Tropical Cyclone Sean dragging a hot airmass from Australia’s interior all the way to the west coast.  This is causing a severe to extreme heatwave to impact southwestern WA, with Geraldton equalling its highest record temperature of 49.3°C on Monday.
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WA city equals its hottest day of 49.3°C

18:25 AEDT The West Australian city of Geraldton has equalled its highest recorded temperature of 49.3°C just after 2 pm (AWST), on a dramatic day of extremes in Western Australia.
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Tropical Cyclone Sean forms near the Pilbara Coast

13:18 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Sean has formed as a category 1 system close to Karratha off the Western Australian coast, packing winds of up to 120km/h.
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Tropical cyclone likely to form near Pilbara coast

14:49 AEDT A developing low pressure system off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone this weekend.
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Another big cold burst for U.S. following strong cold front this weekend

11:53 AEDT Temperatures are again set plummet across parts of the U.S.
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Severe thunderstorm outbreak hitting eastern Australia

12:19 AEDT Violent thunderstorms will pummel parts of NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT over the next couple of days, with potential for supercells and a dangerous squall line late on Wednesday.
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Australia's tropical cyclone risk increasing next week

13:30 AEDT The Australian tropics could be on the verge of awakening, with growing signs of heavy rain and increased tropical cyclone potential next week.
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Four days of potentially violent storms for eastern Australia

12:04 AEDT Dangerously stormy days lie ahead for eastern Australia throughout much of the working week, with the potential for some storms to bring damaging wind gusts and possible flash flooding.
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Australian Open week 1 forecast

10:05 AEDT As the best tennis players in the world descend on Melbourne to contest the first major tournament on the 2025 calendar, we take a look at what the weather will serve up for week 1.
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Northern Australia braces for increased cyclone risk, heavy rainfall and flooding

13:03 AEDT The long-awaited monsoon could finally develop over northern Australia towards the end of next week, increasing the risk of heavy rain, thunderstorms and tropical cyclones in the second half of January.  Historically the monsoon arrives around late December on average, so its potential arrival next week is considered tardy.
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Exceptional Santa Ana winds behind devastating LA fires

17:10 AEDT Abnormally strong Santa Ana winds caused ferocious fires to spread through parched areas of Southern California earlier this week, destroying homes around Los Angeles.
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Big week of global weather kicks off 2025

12:59 AEDT Searing heatwaves, icy snowstorms, thunderstorms and auroras were some of the weather events that hit different parts of the world in a big opening week of 2025.
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Extreme heat to hit Australia as monsoon remains elusive

11:49 AEDT A large mass of extremely hot air will linger over Australia for at least the next week, possibly causing temperatures to approach 49°C in some states and territories.
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Record-warm oceans surrounded Australia in 2024

12:19 AEDT The Australian region set a new record for ocean temperatures in 2024, with sea surface temperatures close to 0.9°C above the long-term average.
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Pipeline set to roar for the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout surf competition

14:53 AEDT The Hawaiian North Shore surf season has been active with multiple very large swells hitting the islands, allowing the Eddie, the Pipe Masters, and now, the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout to run in good and powerful surf.  Satellite loop of a powerful northwest Pacific storm on Thursday January 2, directing large waves towards Hawaii (bottom right).
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Snow in New Orleans? That's like a blizzard in Coffs Harbour

15:51 AEDT Many Australians have been wondering how it was possible for snow to fall in subtropical parts of America like Florida, southern Mississippi and New Orleans on Louisiana’s Gulf of Mexico coastline.