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Tropical Cyclone Courtney has developed northwest of WA

14:02 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Courtney, currently a Category 1 system, developed in the early morning of Wednesday, March 26, marking the eighth tropical cyclone of the Australian season.
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Record-challenging wave periods detected off Sydney

13:00 AEDT A rare 22 second wave period was detected off the coast of Sydney on Tuesday morning as an energetic long-range swell produced by ferocious polar winds reached the NSW coastline.
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Perth facing hottest late-March spell on record

14:47 AEDT Perth is set for a potentially record-breaking hot spell as a heatwave bakes western and southern WA this week, while its run of warm overnight temperatures could threaten some records too.
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Intense rain and storms flooding Australia's interior

09:07 AEDT Parts of Central Australia are awash in the heaviest rain and storms in years, leading to flooding which has the potential to become widespread.
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Perth to experience late-season heatwave not seen for 40 years

13:02 AEDT Perth is set to endure a prolonged spell of abnormally hot March weather next week, with the city on track to register its hottest five-day spell in 40 years this late in the season.
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March equinox has arrived ? here's what to expect

12:52 AEDT The 2025 March equinox has arrived, marking the Sun’s transition to the Northern Hemisphere sky as the Southern Hemisphere embarks on six months of more darkness than daylight.
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Long period swell impacts NSW

16:08 AEDT A series of very long period swells will bring deceptively powerful waves to NSW's coastline.
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Tropical cyclone potential increasing near Australia

12:47 AEDT Australia's tropics will be invigorated by a pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) this week, increasing the risk of tropical cyclone activity near Australia.
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How cold winds in Hong Kong spawn monsoonal rain and tropical cyclones around Australia

15:15 AEDT East Asia experienced significant drops in temperatures this weekend, which could lead to flooding rainfall over Indonesia and tropical cyclones in the Australian region.
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Sydney's hottest March night in 110 years

11:33 AEDT Sydney has sweated through its hottest March night in 110 years, after the mercury stayed above 25.9°C during the night.
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Sunday Gusty Sunday - weather extremes ahead for southeast Australia

11:47 AEDT A vigorous cold front crossing the nation's southeast is set to deliver a day of extremes on Sunday as gusty winds drive heavy rain over Tasmania while upping fire danger to extreme in NSW.  As you can see in the images below, the front will first cross Tasmania on Sunday morning, bringing heavy rainfall to the state's west while driving damaging northerly winds over the state's east.
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Heaviest rain in years soaks southern WA as storms slam Perth

12:00 AEDT A cut off low pressure system has delivered the heaviest rain in more than a decade in parts of southwestern Australia and unleashed severe thunderstorms in Perth.
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Australia registers 5 months of record-breaking ocean temperatures

16:27 AEDT The Australian region has set new sea surface temperature records on each of the past five months, with the oceans around Australia expected to stay abnormally warm throughout autumn.
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Scorching autumn weekend in four capital cities

11:00 AEDT Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra will all reach the mid-thirties this weekend, with temperatures nudging 40°C in the suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
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Dry lightning outbreak sparks multiple fires

13:36 AEDT A trough crossing southern SA has sparked as many as 40 bushfires due to a combination of dry lightning and parched countryside experiencing ongoing severe rainfall deficiencies, with fires also sparked in Victoria.
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Brisbane's wettest day in half a century

11:30 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday morning, but extremely heavy rain associated with the system has continued to lash Brisbane and surrounding areas, with Brisbane registering its wettest day in 51 years to 9am Monday.
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Relentless rain continues despite Alfred being downgraded

11:18 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday morning, although heavy rain and flooding will continue in parts of southeast Qld and northeast NSW in the coming days.
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Landfall won't be the end of Alfred's impacts ? what to expect in the coming days

09:56 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s severe weather will affect parts of Queensland and NSW for several days, with heavy rain and flooding to persist long after the system makes landfall.
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What to expect from Alfred's dangerous storm tide

13:01 AEDT Coastal areas in southeast Queensland and northeast NSW are already being hammered by huge waves and abnormally high tides, but Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s peak storm tide is still on the way.
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Tropical Cyclone Courtney has developed northwest of WA

14:02 AEDT Tropical Cyclone Courtney, currently a Category 1 system, developed in the early morning of Wednesday, March 26, marking the eighth tropical cyclone of the Australian season.