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Giant hail and intense rain lash Qld, NSW

16:32 AEDT Severe thunderstorms have formed over parts of Qld and NSW this afternoon, with reports of hail around 7cm in diameter, intense rainfall and flooding and damaging winds.  The combination of a surface and upper-level trough and moisture-laden easterly winds are triggering severe thunderstorms across southeastern Qld and northeastern NSW.  The images below show the severe thunderstorms across the region on Wednesday afternoon.
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2024/25 tropical cyclone season outlook and names

09:40 AEDT The number of tropical cyclones in the Australian region is expected to be close to the long-term average in the official season which runs from the start of November to the end of April, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Spring in full swing across Australia

13:53 AEDT A quintessentially spring-like week is upon Australia, with a contrasting mix of thunderstorms in Queensland and Western Australia, cold and snow in Tasmania, heat in the Northern Territory and rain possibly developing in the southeast.
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Florida bracing for Hurricane Milton

16:54 AEDT Less than 2 weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated multiple southeastern U.S.
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Zinc cream, hats, cardigans all bound for NRL Grand Final

12:07 AEDT Eighty-odd thousand fans heading to today's NRL Grand Final at Sydney's Olympic Park would benefit from bringing zinc cream, a hat and a cardigan (all in team colours of course) to protect from the afternoon sun then the evening's cooling wind.
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Heat intensifying early in Australia's northwest

15:04 AEST Heat has been intensifying early for this time of year in Australia's northwest this past week and is expected to continue doing so, prompting heatwave warnings.
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Don't make this common daylight saving mistake

10:40 AEST Daylight saving starts this weekend in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, South Australia and Tasmania, with clocks instantly ticking forward to 3 am at 2am on Sunday.
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Severe weather bearing down on South Australia

11:17 AEST A line of thunderstorms stretching more than 800 kilometres is rapidly crossing South Australia, as a strong cold front impacts the state.
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Record September rain and warm nights in WA

09:47 AEST Parts of northwest WA saw the warmest minimum temperatures and highest rainfall on record in September, with a mean of nearly 6°C above average recorded at Port Hedland.
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The SAM has gone negative ? here's what it means for Australia

12:47 AEST A negative phase of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has developed in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s going to influence weather patterns in the Southern Hemisphere, including the Australian region, in the opening week of October.
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Scales tipping in favour of La Niña

16:59 AEST A clear La Niña signal is starting to emerge in the central Pacific Ocean, however the declaration of La Niña depends on a few factors that are still a coin flip chance of occurring.
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WA faces potential severe thunderstorms, damaging winds

13:11 AEST An outbreak of severe thunderstorms will develop across much of WA during the middle of this week, with the potential for damaging winds and unseasonably cold and wet conditions following it.  This dynamic thunderstorm period will be generated by a low pressure trough sitting across western WA and a deep low pressure system which will increase activity on Wednesday as it moves over the state.  Thunderstorms should begin on Tuesday over the Pilbara, Kimberley, Gascoyne, Goldfields and the South West Land Division on Tuesday in response to the low pressure trough.
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Rain, rain, go away, Byron Bay is soaked again

17:59 AEST A low pressure system off the coast of southeast Qld and northeast NSW has delivered substantial rainfall to the NSW Northern Rivers and Coffs Harbour regions, with some areas experiencing their highest daily September rainfall in years to 9 am this morning, Saturday, September 28.    Image: 24-hour rainfall to 9am, Saturday, September 28, 2024.
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Nine metre waves hitting NSW coast as wind, rain increase

10:42 AEST Rain, wind and waves are intensifying along the north coast of NSW as a low pressure system starts to form off the coast.
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Snowing just west of Sydney as spring bites like winter

17:58 AEST Snow showers have fallen intermittently throughout Thursday afternoon on higher parts of the NSW Central Tablelands, just west of Sydney, while Sydney itself has shivered through its second-coldest day of 2024.
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Sydney braces for gale force winds and a very wet, cold day

15:09 AEST Thursday is going to be a wild day for Sydneysiders, with an uncomfortable mix of gale force winds, the wettest day since June 2024, and a feels-like temperature as low as 6°C all on the forecast.
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Dud Aussie snow season ends with a whimper

13:22 AEST It's official: the Australian snow season has finally fizzled out, almost two weeks ahead of the traditional closure at the end of the first weekend in October.
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Waterfalls on Uluru as outback storms soak central Australia

14:45 AEST Rain and thunderstorms have drenched parts of central Australia in the last couple of days, causing waterfalls to cascade down the sides of Uluru following the monolith’s best September rain on record.
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12-degree temperature drop on the horizon

10:00 AEST While Australia's southeastern states are basking in spring warmth today, a surge of unseasonably cold air is approaching from Antartica with temperatures set to plummet over several states and territories.  The huge temperature contrast over just a day that we will see this week is being caused by a low-pressure system and associated cold front marching through the Southern Ocean on Tuesday.
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Rain to soak most of Australia this week ? here's where it will fall

15:34 AEST More than 80% of Australia could see rain this week as a surge of tropical moisture spreads across the country, causing wet weather from the Kimberley to Tasmania.
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Desert drenching in the Pilbara

15:15 AEST The heaviest September rain in half a century has fallen over the Pilbara region of Western Australia overnight, with heavy rain still to come for a majority of Australia’s desert areas.
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Unseasonal Heavy Rainfall Hits Northern Australia

14:18 AEST A broad trough of low pressure has deepened over the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, extending through to the Northern Territory, bring showers, thunderstorms, and unseasonal heavy rainfall.  Image: Satellite image.    In Noonamah, located 45 km southeast of Darwin CBD, an impressive 54mm of rain was recorded in the last 24 hours, being that most of which failing in an hour.
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Tassie ski tow buried under snow

15:42 AEST Heavy snow continues to fall in elevated parts of Tasmania, and the snow showers likely won't let up for another couple of days.
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Rain to soak every Australian state next week

13:05 AEST A surge of tropical moisture will produce rain over part of every Australian state and territory during the next week, with some places likely to see several months’ worth of rain in a few days.
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Giant hail and intense rain lash Qld, NSW

16:32 AEDT Severe thunderstorms have formed over parts of Qld and NSW this afternoon, with reports of hail around 7cm in diameter, intense rainfall and flooding and damaging winds.  The combination of a surface and upper-level trough and moisture-laden easterly winds are triggering severe thunderstorms across southeastern Qld and northeastern NSW.  The images below show the severe thunderstorms across the region on Wednesday afternoon.