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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05:32 AEDT
Emergency services are warning inland Northern Territory communities to prepare for heavy rainfall and possible flooding in coming days as ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan moves west across the territory.
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Monday March 18, 2024
11:57 AEDT
While Monday's national weather focus is on Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan in the Gulf of Carpentaria, another big system is looming down south that will impact southern Australia in coming days.
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Saturday March 16, 2024
18:39 AEDT
Tropical Cyclone Megan has officially become the 5th named system in Australian waters this season, after the BoM upgraded the system to a category one cyclone this evening.
According to the latest advisory issued at about 4:30pm ACST, the system is located to the east of Groote Eylandt, and is gradually moving south, with sustained winds near the centre reaching 85km/h, gusting up to 120km/h.
As a tropical low, the system already delivered huge amounts of rainfall to parts of the eastern Top End, with Groote Eylandt Airport recording 249.4mm in the 24 hours to 9am ACST.
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Friday March 15, 2024
18:04 AEDT
Two tropical low pressure systems currently spinning near northern Australia have the potential to become tropical cyclones this weekend.
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Thursday March 14, 2024
16:01 AEDT
A southerly change that blew into town around 3 pm will put a stop to a record spell of nine consecutive Sydney March days with max temps of 28°C or higher, which helped make Sydney's warmest start to March in 109 years.
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Wednesday March 13, 2024
15:09 AEDT
A tongue of water warm enough to support tropical cyclone development has been detected off the central NSW coast this month, breaking temperature records in the Western Tasman Sea.
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Tuesday March 12, 2024
13:15 AEDT
Record West Australian rainfall has closed the Eyre Highway that links Perth to the eastern states and flooded outback stations, including Australia’s largest sheep station Rawlinna.
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Monday March 11, 2024
12:57 AEDT
The tropics will awaken across northern Australia this week, with huge rainfall totals, thunderstorms, tropical lows and tropical cyclone risk all on the cards.
This active week across northern Australia is being driven by a strong monsoon trough and the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) in the region.
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Sunday March 10, 2024
15:55 AEDT
The severe heatwave gripping South Australia and Victoria has brought record-breaking conditions today.
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Saturday March 9, 2024
18:09 AEDT
Once again, Australia finds itself under a spell of contrasting weather, each region with its own tale to tell.
A developing monsoon trough in the northern tropics, along with a dynamic interplay between a trough and front, combined with abundant tropical moisture in WA’s southeast (Fig.1), heightens flood concerns.
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Friday March 8, 2024
11:08 AEDT
Beginning Saturday, Melbourne is in for a sizzling three-day spell with temperatures edging up into the high thirties towards 40°C, and if you didn't know better, you'd swear that the AFL knew about the hot spell months ahead.
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Thursday March 7, 2024
16:52 AEDT
America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned that the world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event.
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Wednesday March 6, 2024
17:06 AEDT
Rain has begun to fall across some of the driest parts of Western Australia, as we predicted earlier this week.
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10:52 AEDT
It's still only early autumn so you expect some summery heat to be sticking around, and the whole of southeastern Australia is in for a prolonged warm spell with temperatures set to peak this coming weekend.
For Adelaide, the hot weather started on Tuesday with a top of 34.1°C and continues this Wednesday with a top of 34°C expected, followed by 33°C on Thursday, 36°C on Friday, 39°C on Saturday, 36°C on Sunday, 36°C on Monday, and 32°C next Tuesday.
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Tuesday March 5, 2024
12:21 AEDT
A massive snowstorm has slammed California, with American news outlets reporting that up to 11 feet (3.4 metres) of fresh snow has fallen in some areas since Thursday, with the likelihood of more to come.
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Monday March 4, 2024
11:44 AEDT
It only affected Tasmania and parts of the southeast mainland, but the first cold outbreak of autumn surged northwards from Antarctic waters overnight, reminding us that the seasons are changing.
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Saturday March 2, 2024
16:06 AEDT
The area of most intense thunderstorms in New South Wales is travelling north with the movement of an active low-pressure trough.
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Friday March 1, 2024
15:55 AEDT
Australia has just sweated through its 3rd-hottest summer on record, a statistic which will come as a surprise to some people as it was also a slightly wetter than usual summer nationwide.
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Thursday February 29, 2024
20:38 AEDT
Perth just had its second hottest summer on record based on daytime temperatures, capping off the season with a remarkably warm February featuring a record-breaking number of 40°C days.
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15:11 AEDT
Brisbane just tossed and turned through its warmest summer on record based on overnight minimum temperatures, with the city also registering one of its top two warmest summers on record based on the mean temperature.
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Wednesday February 28, 2024
14:46 AEDT
A dangerous mixture of hot, dry and windy weather is causing catastrophic fire danger ratings to be observed in parts of western Victoria today.
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