Weather News
Monday February 20, 2017
NSW weather: Storm hits Hunter and Central Coast, BOM predicts heavy rainfall and winds
00:06 EDT
Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales are over, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but Ausgrid and SES volunteers are still working to repair the damage.
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Sunday February 19, 2017
Sydney storms: 12,000 insurance claims lodged from hailstorm, $31 million in damages
17:19 EDT
More than 12,000 insurance claims have already been lodged with damages at an estimated $31 million following the .
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Tropical Low lashes Gulf of Carpentaria
12:10 EDT
Southern parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria have been lashed with heavy rain and gusty winds as a tropical low makes its presence felt.
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Severe thunderstorms set to strike Brisbane
10:58 EDT
Southern Queensland and northeast New South Wales are in the firing line for today's severe thunderstorms.
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NSW weather: Three women hit by lightning as storms and hail hit Sydney and Wollongong
00:25 EDT
Three women have been hit by lightning in the New South Wales southern highlands as severe storms hit the state for a second day, with parts of Sydney and Wollongong hammered by large hailstones.
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Saturday February 18, 2017
Ravensthorpe cut off after WA floods wash away bridge into town
16:36 EDT
Flood-damaged roads in Western Australia's south could be reopened within days.
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Sydney storm leaves thousands of homes without power, more damaging weather to come
12:27 EDT
Thousands of homes in Sydney's north and on the New South Wales Central Coast could be without power for the weekend, as crews frantically work to restore supply ahead of another storm this afternoon.
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Severe thunderstorms threaten NSW for second day running
11:05 EDT
Parts of Sydney, the Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains and Hunter are all at risk of being struck by a severe thunderstorm for the second day running after being hit yesterday.
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TAS prepares to batten down the hatches
10:17 EDT
A deep low pressure system is heading towards Tasmania, bringing rain and strong winds.
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Sydney storm: Power cut to 40,000 homes across Sydney, Central Coast
06:30 EDT
A powerful storm that blitzed through Sydney yesterday afternoon before moving north-east left at least 40,000 homes and businesses without power, with the Central Coast most affected.
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Friday February 17, 2017
WA floods: Homes evacuated in Fitzroy Crossing as aerial food drops made to isolated communities
23:01 EDT
Aerial food drops and the evacuation of low-lying houses are underway as the Kimberley's Fitzroy River approaches major flooding levels.
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BOM says Queensland may see first cyclone of season, to be named Alfred
18:09 EDT
There is a high chance a cyclone will form in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria this weekend, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned.
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Flood threat increasing in Carpentaria
15:01 EDT
Flooding is becoming increasingly likely over Queensland's Lower Carpentaria, particularly on the coast, due to a nearby slow-moving tropical low with cyclone potential.
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The story behind Adelaide's unique dodge tides
14:00 EDT
Dodge tides are a well-known phenomenon among Adelaide's ocean lovers but reportedly happen in only a few other places around the world.
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Heatwave impact on consumers and producers means crop damage, poor quality, heat stress
11:15 EDT
The impact of several heatwaves so far this year will be felt for some time by primary producers around Australia.
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Storms likely for Sydney
10:01 EDT
Heat will build during this morning, which will likely lead to thunderstorms from this afternoon.
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Thursday February 16, 2017
Blackwood River peaking, town of Nannup on standby after heavy rain and flooding
21:01 EDT
Residents in the south west WA town of Nannup are on alert, as emergency services warn the Blackwood River is expected to peak above five metres on Thursday evening.
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Transport industry says WA floods exposes state's crumbling road infrastructure
19:07 EDT
Western Australia's peak road transport industry body says supply routes are crumbling after years of maintenance neglect, with recent flooding events exacerbating the issue.
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Darwin takes breather after achieving wet-season average rainfall
13:46 EDT
Parts of Northern Territory's Top End, including Darwin, have already achieved their wet-season average rainfall with more than two months of the season to go.
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Coolest weekend in months for southeastern capitals
12:15 EDT
A cold front will bring a cool change to Australia's southeast just in time for the weekend.
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Wednesday February 15, 2017
WA flood threat: Rivers swell in South West as water flows downriver
18:03 EDT
Western Australia's South West is bracing for flooding as rivers continue to swell following record rainfall in the state, with storms claiming two lives on the weekend.
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NSW fire danger rising ahead of dampening rain and storms
12:20 EDT
Fire danger is on the rise again across much of New South Wales as wind turns hotter northerly but it will be dampened by rain and storms heading into the weekend.
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For Perth, a day made all the difference
11:42 EDT
While eastern Australia was recently baking under a record-breaking heatwave, followed by wildfires over NSW and snow in Tasmania, Perth experienced interesting and record-breaking February weather of its own.
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Climate change: Scientists sad, frustrated as extreme weather becomes the new norm
09:21 EDT
Call it fatigue, call it frustration, but some of the best brains in the country are fed up.
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Tuesday February 14, 2017
WA floods: Second man's body recovered as receding waters reveal extent of damage
21:00 EDT
The body of a 74-year-old man who went missing during Western Australia's weekend floods has been found, taking the state's wet weather death toll to two, as an early estimate puts the damage bill at more than $100 million.
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WA weather: Natural disaster declared over Swan Valley, other areas hit by flooding
18:30 EDT
Perth's wine producing region, the Swan Valley, has been declared a natural disaster zone â?? along with areas from the Pilbara to the Goldfields-Esperance region â?? following severe flooding over the weekend
Unprecedented rains and floods caused widespread damage to towns along the Avon River catchment, with some Swan Valley wine producers inundated.
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Flooded West Australian farmer appeals for help to release trapped water
16:49 EDT
Flooding in Western Australia has destroyed topsoils and created a 500-hectare lake on a coastal grain-growing property near Jerdacuttup on the state's south coast.
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Summer rain in the Western Australia's Great Southern: The gains and the losses for the agricultural sector
16:20 EDT
As the extent of flood damage in the south of Western Australia becomes more clear, sheep producers in the south of the state are emerging as one of the hardest-hit agricultural sectors.
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Flooded rivers, swollen swamps and full dams at Top End stations after heavy wet season rains
12:50 EDT
Plentiful wet season rains have flooded the Roper River, swelled swamps and filled new dams on Moroak Station, south-east of Katherine in the Northern Territory.
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Warming and storming in New South Wales
10:50 EDT
Heat is flowing back into NSW this week, but this time thunderstorms should be the talk of the town.
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Southeast Queensland picking up after messy storm
10:15 EDT
Severe thunderstorms bringing heavy rainfall and other destructive weather elements impacted southeast Queensland yesterday afternoon.
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Queensland storm clean-up underway after lightning, heavy rain lashes south-east
08:52 EDT
More than 170,000 lightning strikes were recorded during Monday's storms around south-east Queensland, as the clean-up gets into full swing this morning.
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Severe thunderstorm snaps trees, damages houses north-west of Brisbane
07:08 EDT
An evening of severe thunderstorms for south-east Queensland ended following hours of wild weather that saw trees snapped and homes damaged north-west of Brisbane.
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Monday February 13, 2017
Farmers in Great Southern begin to assess flood damage to property
18:33 EDT
An agricultural consultant says he is shocked the floods in Western Australia's south have not yet been declared a natural disaster.
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Heatwave kills thousands of bats across New South Wales
17:48 EDT
Thousands of dead bats are dropping from trees after in parts of New South Wales.
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Humans driving climate change 170 times faster than natural forces, scientists calculate
17:01 EDT
Humans are driving the warming of the Earth 170 times faster than natural forces, according to a new mathematical formula.
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Over 40 Temperature Records Broken over the Weekend
16:28 EDT
Here is a list of all the maximum temperature records broken over the weekend just gone in NSW and QLD
All-time records
QLD - Gatton 45.7C, Oakey 42.8C, Toowoomba 40.8C and Kingaroy 41.6C
NSW - Port Macquarie 46.5C, Moree 47.3C, Grafton 46.3C, Kempsey 46.4C, Taree 45.7C, Casino 45.6C, Lismore 42.8C and Evans Head 43.1C
February Records
QLD - Thargomindah (New QLD February Record) 47.2C, Miles 43.4C, Amberley 43.0C, Gayndah 41.9C, St George 46.8C, Dalby 43.0C, Beaudesert 43.1C, Rome 45.0C, Gympie 41.3C, Birdsville 47.1C Ballera 47.0C, Charleville 45.2C and Jimna 39.4C
NSW - Mungindi 48C, Walgett Ap 47.9C, Coonamble Ap 47C, Kempsey Ap 47C, Lightning Ridge 47C, Narrabri 47C, Scone 47C, Singleton 47C, Cessnock 46C, Tamworth 45.9C, Lostock Dam 45.6C, Quirindi 44C, Mt Seaview 43.2C, Coonabarabran 43C, Lismore 43C, Pindari Dam 42.8C, Inverell 40C, Tabulam 39.7C, Dorrigo 38C, Armidale 37.6C, Glen Innes Ap 37C and Guyra 35C.
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Queensland weather: Cool change moves across south-east after record-breaking heatwave
16:16 EDT
Temperatures across southern and south-east Queensland have been cooler today after heat records tumbled across the state on Sunday.
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Queensland weather: Winemakers strive to keep grapes cool during heatwave
12:46 EDT
Winemakers on the Granite Belt have been watching their grapes around the clock to protect them from abnormally hot weather.
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Tame weather to grip southeastern Australia
09:39 EDT
Extreme weather has been the talk of the nation, but thankfully the worst affected areas will see normality return.
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Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as temperature records tumble
06:56 EDT
Hot weather records tumbled across parts of south-east Queensland over the weekend as the mercury rose in the state's heatwave.
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WA floods: Man's body found near Esperance, search for 74yo missing man continues
00:20 EDT
There are fears for a 74-year-old Esperance man whose car was found abandoned under a flooded bridge this morning, after floodwaters claimed the life of another man trying to cross a road near the town.
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Sunday February 12, 2017
Heatwave: Hot weather in Birdsville, Queensland is business as usual
20:13 EDT
Much of Queensland and New South Wales is sweltering through the tail end of a horrific heatwave.
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NSW fire crews battle several fronts as heatwave drags on, as it happened
19:45 EDT
Firefighters battled about 80 blazes in New South Wales amid "catastrophic" fire conditions and soaring temperatures.
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NSW weather: Residents in catastrophic bushfire areas told to leave, emergency warning for Leadville
15:40 EDT
People who live in bushland areas with catastrophic fire conditions are told to leave their homes, as the NSW RFS issues emergency warnings for fires at Leadville near Dunedoo and Lower Pappinbarra, 50km west of Port Macquarie.
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Southeastern Australia, the hottest place on earth but it's all relative
13:04 EDT
For the past few days, inland areas of southeastern Australia have been registering temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s making it by far the hottest region on the planet over the past few days.
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When will the heatwave end?
11:38 EDT
It's so damn hot.
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NSW heatwave: How some of the hottest towns in Australia dealt with the heat
10:10 EDT
How do you cope with the heat when you are in one of the hottest towns in Australia?
In rural western New South Wales, several towns sweltered through temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
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Fire and Ice over eastern Australia
09:58 EDT
While large parts of New South Wales and Queensland are feeling the continued effects of a blistering heatwave, conditions in Tasmania could not be more contrasting.
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Heatwave: Eastern Australia swelters as hot conditions continue
00:31 EDT
Much of Australia is sweltering through an extreme heatwave, which is expected to worsen across the weekend and has the NSW Rural Fire Service warning of fire conditions "worse than Black Saturday".
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Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
06:50 CST
27°C
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Weather News
NSW weather: Storm hits Hunter and Central Coast, BOM predicts heavy rainfall and winds
00:06 EDT
Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales are over, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but Ausgrid and SES volunteers are still working to repair the damage.
Sydney storms: 12,000 insurance claims lodged from hailstorm, $31 million in damages
17:19 EDT
More than 12,000 insurance claims have already been lodged with damages at an estimated $31 million following the .
Tropical Low lashes Gulf of Carpentaria
12:10 EDT
Southern parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria have been lashed with heavy rain and gusty winds as a tropical low makes its presence felt.
