How 'unprecedented' early season heat baked Australia
Last month's early-season bursts of heat sent temperatures of some parts of eastern Australia a full 16 degrees above average, new analysis by the Bureau of Meteorology shows.
Sydney expected to break record for driest September
"We've broken an enormous number of records across NSW," says a Bureau of Meteorology climatologist.
Queenslanders told to seek aircon as heat records fall in south-east
The record-breaking heat comes as a warm air mass, which drove temperatures in the state's inland regions over 40 degrees on Wednesday, heads towards the coast.
Record dry spell triggers 'dramatic' jump in water use
Sydneysiders are turning on the sprinklers to save their withering parks and gardens amid temperature spikes and the city's driest spell in more than a century.
Temperatures set to cool after Sydney endures sweltering night
Sydneysiders can soon breathe a sigh of relief as the weekend's heatwave will give way to milder spring days.
'Very nasty' bushfire conditions developing near Sydney
As temperatures climb on another early-season total fire ban day for much of NSW, the latest fuel moisture maps show the region around Sydney is at least as dry as during big bushfires in 2013 - but three weeks earlier in the year.
Fire risks soar to 'severe' amid heat, drying forests
Record temperatures are possible across much of NSW on Saturday, elevating bushfire risks to "severe" in much of NSW.
'Exceptional heat' forecast for Sydney weekend
Temperatures are forecast to soar into the 30s in Sydney, in what could be the city's driest September in 130 years.
NSW could record its first 40-degree September day this weekend
As Sydney temperatures climb into the 30s, 'quite hot' conditions will put NSW records in play.
Hurricane Maria makes landfall as a Category 5 storm
Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a category 5 storm and is now 25 kilometres east-south-east of the Caribbean island of Dominica.
'Weird winter': Climate change behind Australia's record hot and dry weather
Australia had its hottest winter on record, with temperatures up by 2 degrees on average and it is related to worsening climate change, a leading scientific group says.
Planned burns delayed ahead of 'next big hit' of fire danger
The exceptionally dry conditions around Sydney and much of the state have prompted the Rural Fire Service to scale back hazard reduction burning this weekend.
Sydney Airport flights cancelled due to gusty winds
Up to 70 flights have been cancelled in and out of Sydney airport as strong winds buffet the runways.
Total fire ban as Sydney to mark its hottest September day in years
Sydney, the Hunter and two other regions of NSW will have total fire bans on Wednesday as the temperature spikes into the 30s and winds pick up.
Damaging winds headed for Canberra
Damaging winds reaching up to 90km/h could hit Canberra, the Snowy Mountains and the coast.
Early taste of summer on the way for Sydney as backburning risks being postponed
Following a mild Sunday with a top of 20 degrees, Sydneysiders can expect an early taste of summer on Tuesday and Wednesday when temperatures are forecast to hit 28 degrees in the city and 33 degrees in the west.
Smoky days ahead for Sydney before mercury begins to ramp up
Hundreds of firefighters will work to reduce the threat from bushfires before temperatures start to climb.
'Amazing stuff': This Delta flight raced Irma and won
Radar data of the plane's flight path offered a spectacular show for aviation enthusiasts.
'Hard and cruel' Hurricane Irma slams into Caribbean
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history has made its first landfall in the islands of the north-east Caribbean.
Grass fire causes traffic chaos on Lane Cove Road
Traffic chaos and bus delays as Fire and Rescue NSW contains a grass fire.
Hurricane Irma shaping to be a perfect - but awful - storm
One of the most powerful hurricanes to develop in the Atlantic basin could hardly come at a worse time for the US.
Terrifying Hurricane Irma on a collision course with Florida
The powerhouse Category 5 storm packs winds of 300km/h, making it the strongest storm on Earth so far this year.
Fire authorities brace for 'elevated' risk across the east
An arc of eastern Australia ranging from western Victoria to central Queensland faces a more active bushfire season following another unusually mild and dry winter.
Fire destroys 350 hectares of bush in Kurnell
A fire has destroyed 350 hectares of bush in Kurnell in Sydney's south.
'Hazardous' air quality in parts of Sydney
As a haze hung over Sydney on Saturday, residents in parts of Sydney were warned to avoid outdoor activities as the air quality reached 'hazardous' levels.
'Heat spike' this weekend as winter loosens its grip on city
Winter's grip will finally feel like it's loosened amid a "heat spike" this weekend - even if that season's squeeze was not a very tight one.
Spring in Melbourne is terrible. Here is the proof, in charts
If you live in Melbourne, this season of renewal and regeneration can suck. These are the main reasons why.
Spring outlook tilts towards wetter conditions eventually
Prospects are improving for a wetter-than-average spring for coastal NSW but the shift away from the recent dry spell may not occur until later in the season, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Sydney to be without main weather radar for more than a month
Sydney's main weather radar at Terrey Hills will be offline for more than a month for an upgrade ahead of this year's thunderstorm season.
Sydney shivers but worst of winter almost certainly behind us
Sydney is likely to post one of its coldest weeks of winter just as the season makes way for a burst of spring.