Weather News
Monday March 20, 2017
NSW weather: Foreign student swept off Nobbys Beach rocks remains missing
08:36 EDT
A man remains missing after being swept off rocks and into the sea at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.
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Sunday March 19, 2017
Wet start of the week coming to Melbourne
13:46 EDT
Stunning sunny skies across Victoria are about to give way to wet weather, especially in the south.
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Wet and wild week for coastal Queensland
12:52 EDT
With a lingering coastal trough and developing low pressure system, the coming week is set to be soaking and thundery for many parts of the Queensland coastal fringe.
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Saturday March 18, 2017
NSW weather: Conditions expected to ease after flash flooding cut roads and prompted rescues
22:10 EDT
Despite more rain and possible thunderstorms approaching parts of New South Wales, severe conditions are expected to ease after a busy start to the weekend for emergency services.
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Darwin's giving Sydney a run for its rain
17:00 EDT
Darwin has been wetter than average every month since the official start of the wet season in October, proving it's not only the east coast that seems to be experiencing rain every day lately.
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Peanut growers face 'horrendous season' following Queensland's hottest summer on record
13:55 EDT
It is crunch time for peanut growers on the South Burnett facing a potentially disastrous season.
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Wild weather lashes the Northern NSW Coast
12:11 EDT
Severe weather is sweeping over the northern coastline of NSW as a low and trough brings heavy rain and strong winds.
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NSW weather: BOM predicts deluge on mid-north coast as wild conditions continue
09:33 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a weekend deluge on the New South Wales mid-north coast, warning more than 200 millimetres of rain could fall in some locations today.
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Friday March 17, 2017
Ryan Teasdale found dead after disappearing in Wollongong floodwaters
22:04 EDT
Ryan Teasdale, 11, who disappeared yesterday in Wollongong floodwaters has been found dead, police say.
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What was that? Landspout and 'dust devil' cause a stir at Brisbane Airport
21:07 EDT
A landspout and a "dust devil" have been observed in separate weather events at Brisbane Airport, with reports the landspout caused damage to cars and brought down trees.
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NSW weather: Warning for mid-north coast, Hunter, northern tablelands
20:08 EDT
Heavy rain and possible flash flooding are expected to hit the state's Hunter, mid-north coast and northern tablelands over the next 24 hours, with a severe weather warning now in place.
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Gulf barramundi fisherman expects best catch in three years
19:55 EDT
A barramundi fisherman in the Gulf of Carpentaria is predicting crews will have their best catches in three years, based on early reports of the season.
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Brisbane finally got a storm
18:23 EDT
Brisbane recorded more rain this afternoon than the last six weeks combined.
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NSW continues week of severe weather
18:02 EDT
Heavy rain will target northeast New South Wales this weekend, causing flooding.
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NSW weather: Search continues for 11yo Ryan Teasdale missing in stormwater drains
12:37 EDT
The Wollongong Mayor says the "worst outcome" is expected as 100 emergency services personnel search with robotic cameras for missing boy Ryan Teasdale, who disappeared in yesterday's wild weather while boogie boarding on a reserve near a stormwater drain.
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NSW weather: Ryan Teasdale, 11, missing in floodwaters; BOM issues warning for Illawarra
08:14 EDT
Police say they are fearing the worst for 11-year-old Ryan Teasdale, who went missing in floodwaters in Unanderra on Thursday as heavy rain caused chaos in the Illawarra.
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Thursday March 16, 2017
NSW weather: 11yo boy missing, BOM issues severe thunderstorm warning for Illawarra
21:41 EDT
An 11-year-old boy has been confirmed as missing in Wollongong, with reports kids were riding boogie boards near a stormwater drain, as flash flooding closed roads, shut down trains and resulted in dozens of rescues south of Sydney.
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Truck driver stuck on roof for 15 hours after driving through Darling Downs floodwaters
19:10 EDT
A Korean man who tried to cross a fast-flowing creek on the Darling Downs has spent 15 hours on the roof of a truck before being rescued by emergency services.
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Warm weekend ahead for Melbourne
18:06 EDT
Melbourne may have cooled down for the end of the working week, but temperatures will bounce back this the weekend.
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Australia's wettest town Tully set to revamp iconic gumboot rain monument
14:47 EDT
In 1950 the small town of Tully, about 120 kilometres south of Cairns, unofficially became Australia's wettest town, recording a total of 312 inches â?? 7,925 millimetres â?? of rainfall.
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Melbourne apartments are failing the heat stress test, study finds
13:37 EDT
Many of Melbourne's apartment blocks depend entirely on air conditioning for cooling, failing to meet overheating tests adhered to across Europe and the US, researchers have found.
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NSW rain and flooding update
11:54 EDT
Over a month's worth of rain in the last two days has left rivers swollen in northeast New South Wales.
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Productivity Commission calling for public comments as it embarks on major national water review
11:28 EDT
The Productivity Commission says Australia is recognised as a world leader in water management, but that does not mean there is no room for improvement.
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Wednesday March 15, 2017
NSW weather: BOM issues severe weather warning as flash flooding, heavy rain hits state's north
21:25 EDT
Eight people have been rescued by the New South Wales State Emergency Service and a car has been engulfed by water amid torrential rain in the state's north.
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Hobart's impressive heat feat
16:55 EDT
Hobart just had the hottest pair of March days in 126 years.
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Week of severe weather continues
16:25 EDT
Parts of New South Wales are on flood watch as a week of severe weather continues over eastern Australia.
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Heavy rain hits southern Queensland in morning storms
13:03 EDT
Almost 200 millimetres of rain has fallen over Noosa and Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast since midnight, as Queensland's week of wet weather continues.
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Melbourne weather: 'Extraordinary' autumn hotter than summer
08:50 EDT
Melbourne's start to autumn is so hot, the average temperature is so far exceeding that experienced in January and February.
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Tuesday March 14, 2017
Dangerous storm tears roof from home, cuts power to south-east Queensland suburbs
19:52 EDT
A south-east Queensland family is homeless after Tuesday's powerful thunderstorm tore the roof from their house.
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NSW storms: SES rescues four people as heavy rain causes chaos in Sydney
18:11 EDT
Four people have been rescued by the NSW SES amid flash flooding in Sydney's west during the second day of storms in the state.
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Lake house completely covered in ice after freezing weather in New York state
16:22 EDT
Freezing temperatures and heavy winds are not a great combination for a house situated on the shore of a lake.
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Autumn chill in Perth
15:59 EDT
Perth may be having its coolest run of days since December as a cold front sweeps across Australia's southwest today.
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Queensland farmers lose confidence as tough season and easing prices bite
15:17 EDT
Poor seasonal conditions and easing commodity prices have been credited with causing a sharp decline in the confidence of Queensland farmers
After two consecutive quarters of strong sentiment, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey reported those expecting the agricultural economy to improve in the next 12 months dropped from 41 per cent of people surveyed to 23 per cent.
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Severe storm outbreak continues for NSW, Qld
12:24 EDT
Today is the second day of a significant thunderstorms outbreak across eastern Australia.
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Monday March 13, 2017
NSW weather: Storm lashes central-west, BOM tells Sydney to prepare for wild Tuesday
21:45 EDT
New South Wales' wild weather will continue on Tuesday, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warning up to 80 millimetres of rain and severe thunderstorms could lash Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
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Drought declared in more southern Queensland regions after hot, dry summer
21:02 EDT
More than 87 per cent of Queensland is officially in drought, with the driest 12 months ever recorded in the Fraser Coast adding that region to the list amid a warning things could get worse before they get better.
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Old sewing machines help restore self-esteem in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam
19:12 EDT
When Cyclone Pam , aid to the island nation came in all shapes and sizes: food, tents, clothes, and cash.
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Farmers on WA's south coast still unable to access properties after floods
17:32 EDT
A month on from the floods in the Ravensthorpe Shire on the south coast of WA, some farmers still cannot access their properties due to damaged roads.
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Heat in Hobart
16:42 EDT
Hobart could be about to have its hottest pair of days in three years.
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Cape Town Cycling Tour race ruined by gale-force wind
15:18 EDT
Cycling was rendered impossible by gale-force winds at one of the world's largest bike races, in Cape Town.
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Severe storms target NSW
12:26 EDT
Today is a big thunderstorm day for New South Wales.
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Sunday March 12, 2017
Severe storms set to lash NSW and QLD
14:13 EDT
Some of the worst thunderstorms of the season are set to lash parts of NSW and QLD, with a focus on the slopes and plains.
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Blue skies for Taste of Sydney festival
09:50 EDT
Sydneysiders heading to the final day of the "Taste of Sydney" festival today are in for some cracking weather.
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Saturday March 11, 2017
Mungindi robbed of state heat title
16:00 EDT
In late February Moree was awarded the title for most consecutive 35-degree days in New South Wales, but what happened to Mungindi who was leading the race down the home straight? Were they robbed?
We investigate.
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Low but far reaching
14:53 EDT
Auckland has had nearly double its average March rainfall in just a few days, the wind is blowing, the swell is brewing and there's more to come.
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Friday March 10, 2017
Widespread effects from Tasman Low
15:31 EDT
Lord Howe Island is having its windiest spell in eight years this week thanks to a system that is also causing dangerous conditions in Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand.
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Melbourne temperature see-saw
14:59 EDT
Melbourne's warm week has come to an end.
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Thursday March 9, 2017
NSW gets ready for a second drenching
14:03 EDT
Coastal New South Wales will see a short break in the rain as we
head towards the weekend, but there is more rain on the way.
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Climate change to blame for flatlining wheat yield gains: CSIRO
12:59 EDT
Australia's wheat productivity has flatlined as a direct result of climate change, according to CSIRO research.
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Thunderstorms brewing for SA, VIC, NSW and QLD
12:06 EDT
Severe thunderstorms will become big news over the next seven days as a complex low kicks off the storm risk in SA on Saturday.
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Weather News
NSW weather: Foreign student swept off Nobbys Beach rocks remains missing
08:36 EDT
A man remains missing after being swept off rocks and into the sea at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.
Wet start of the week coming to Melbourne
13:46 EDT
Stunning sunny skies across Victoria are about to give way to wet weather, especially in the south.
Wet and wild week for coastal Queensland
12:52 EDT
With a lingering coastal trough and developing low pressure system, the coming week is set to be soaking and thundery for many parts of the Queensland coastal fringe.
